One good blog post deserves another!ā¦ and since I couldnāt fit all the great Venetian sign photos in last weekās posting (A Good Sign | Un buon segno), here are the rest ā including the stories that go with them. Enjoy!
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Lāinsegna del Devilās Forest Pub a Venezia, completo di un diavolo, un cinghiale, ed un cervo / Sign for the Devilās Forest Pub in Venice, complete with a devil, a wild boar, and a deer stag
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Unāaltra insegna del Devilās Forest Pub. Con un nome cosiā si potrebbe credere di essere in Inghilterra, peroā nel sottofondo si vede la bandiera veneziana gialla e rossa con il famoso leone alato. / Another sign at the Devilās Forest Pub. With a name like this, you might think it was in England, but in the background you can see the red and yellow Venetian flag with itās famous winged lion.
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Unāaffissione per una mostra di Klimt a Venezia dal 24 marzo al 7 agosto del 2012 / A poster advertising a Klimt exhibit in Venice, from March 24 to August 7, 2012
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Unāaffissione che fa pubblicitaā per un evento di musica organizzato dal Laboratorio Occupato Morion a Venezia /Ā A poster publicizing a music event organized by the Laboratorio Occupato Morion in Venice [According to Lonely Planet, this counter-culture social center throws a wicked dance party featuring local Venetian music groups.]
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Targa stradale per il Corte del Luganegher, con sotto dei graffiti degli āartistiā locali / Street sign for the Courtyard of the Luganegher, complete with graffiti from the local āartistsāĀ [Luganegher means Sausage-maker in Venetian dialect and is related to the word luganega, a type of fresh pork sausage originating in the Lombardia and/or Veneto regions of Italyāplace of origin is disputed.]
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Una statua della Madonna sembra quasi benedire questa insegna di una banca a Venezia ā Dio lo sa che di questi tempi cāeā ne di bisogno! / A statue of the Madonna (Virgin Mary) seems almost to bless this bank sign in Venice ā God knows, in these times we need it!
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Ā Any thoughts? Which was your favorite?
Love reading your comments!
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Questi segni piacono molto a me.
Thanks so much for posting these sign photos, Jodina. I really enjoyed them! Perhaps the dog one from last week is my fav!
Ciao JoAnn — the dog doo-doo sign is my fave too!