Venice, December 2010.
We were having breakfast in Cafe Florian in Piazza San Marco, when she suddenly stood up on her chair and started singing twinkle twinkle little star to a room full of people dressed in furs and pearls. When the song ended, the whole place broke into loud applause.
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You can also find this on Black and White Wednesday, a lovely photo event on Susan's wonderful blog, The Well-Seasoned Cook.
Dramatic!!
ReplyDeletethanks chinmayie, it was a dramatic moment too :)
ReplyDeleteit was, grace :) thankfully, there are no photographs of her parents gloating with pride!
ReplyDeleteA geat B&W photo! You captured the right mood.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
that is so cute :) the photo is beautiful and love that light!
ReplyDeleteproud parents you must be. Hugs to the little one
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! And what a nice photo.
ReplyDeleteWonderful moment, beautiful picture, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks rosa :) the cafe looked better full, but the photograph looked better empty.
ReplyDeletethanks kankana! it's always the light, isn't it? :)
guilty as charged, anita :)
thanks for leaving such a lovely comment, simona :)
thanks for stopping by, bron. it's lovely to have people to share these bits with!
I just stumbled into your space through Sneha's. After spending a few minutes scanning your posts and reading a bit about you, I knew I wanted to come back, so I joined your fans club :) Hey Pia, I love your carefree writing and style. And yes gumption. Gumption, gumption, gumption--there I said it! :)
ReplyDeleteWithout people in the cafe, you get to see the lovely furniture! Gorgeous photo, great composition and black and white tones.
ReplyDelete@Plateful - if i've passed 'gumption' on to one more person, i've done my bit for the day :) thanks so much for such a lovely comment! hope to see you back here soon!
ReplyDeletethanks lynne! the furniture really was something. gorgeously over-the-top, like most things in venice :)
Hi Pia!.. Nice Blog!!
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@mama's world: thank you :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic POV. You must have been crouched for the click. Love it...and I think a "Little Star is Born." ; )
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pia, for your very fine BWW photo with charming anecdote.
Can't tell you how much I love this image!
ReplyDeleteThank you, susan. And yes, I do tend to crouch or sit down a lot when I take photographs :)
ReplyDeleteAnh, I'm glad. Thank you :)
Pia, I am from Venice and I know the Cafe' well. I can imagine the scene, the room and the effect on the people. Lovely photo. I was back visiting Venice the Christmas before. Love my city!
ReplyDeletehi laura! how lovely to have a venetian in our midst :) during our stay, i remember many conversations with people who've lived their lives in venice - it would always make me smile, the utter love they had for their city, followed by an exasperated roll of their eyes when they talked about water above their knees :)
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