Friday, March 13, 2009

PhotoHunt: Four - window panes...





Do you have a favorite cafe? I'd like to share mine with you... It's Lavena Cafe in Piazza San Marco in Venice. I had a wonderful time on my last trip with Alessandro.

This is my latest entry.

40 comments:

Anonymous said...

I once learned, if not mistaken in my memory,
that all ancient Roman architecture and art
were in vogue in renaissance Italy,
as Roman, Florentine and Venetian in main.
Now digital photography is playing an integral part
in the restoration of ancient art in pictured form again.
Brava, Leslie.

Anonymous said...

How wonderful! Seeing these transports me to Piazza San Marco. I'm partial to Florian's myself but Lavena is wonderful too.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

The Lavena must be the one closest to S. Marco and the campanile, right? Never been to the cafe but I've seen it many times. It looks very lovely but so are all the cafes around the piazza.

Enjoy the weekend, Leslie!

Carver said...

What a wonderful idea for the theme and looks like a fabulous cafe. I'm embarrassed to say that I don't know the name of the cafe which I liked better than any I've been to. It was a somewhat out of the way spot in Paris but my daughter found it for us. Since I'm unlikely to make it back I guess it doesn't matter that I don't know the name except when you asked I thought . . . but no name. Happy weekend.

Photo Cache said...

Oh I love that window pane page a lot. Wonderful take.

Sarge Charlie said...

g'day miss leslie, nice take on the theme

Napaboaniya.Elaine Ling said...

Nice job on the 4 window panes :)
Happy Weekend!!

Anonymous said...

That is awesome entries very pretty scrapbook also. Happy weekend. Mine is up too.

Mickey's Musings said...

What lovely pages!!! The cafe looks delightful :)
Good coffee and good company...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

YTSL said...

Funny... after seeing your question, I realize I don't hang out much in cafes, so don't have a favorite one. (OTOH, have a favorite pub, resturant, etc.!)

ancient one said...

Beautiful Photos... always nicely displayed...Great for the theme!

bonggamom said...

Aaargh, how I wish I could visit the Piazza San Marco! I've got the travel bug bad!

stan said...

are you a die-hard romantic? your pics have this glaze of romanticism across them.

LifeRamblings said...

what a wonderful take on the window panes. The interior of this cafe looks beautiful. Happy weekend!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful photos. I also love Lavena!

Randi said...

Lovely pictures!
Caffè Lavena is my favorite cafè in Venice too.
Hope you have a great weekend!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

A beautiful idea for this week's.

Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

Beautifully presented - as ever.

Anonymous said...

very creative window pane. love it!

Brita said...

How beautiful! Wish I'd be in Venice too...

Anonymous said...

Nice shot, enjoy the Venician life.

annalarssonphotography said...

Wow! This is wonderful! And what a great idea for the theme.

Your shots brings back memories from my time in Italy and.. I really want to get back there some day soon.

Have a great weekend! :)

Hootin Anni said...

Love the effect you made with the photo and the frame of four windows!!

Mine is posted. Four of nature's candelabras....come on over to view!
Happy weekend wishes to you and yours.

EG CameraGirl said...

The window pane idea is wonderful! GREAT presentation!

Colin Campbell said...

Clever.

Anonymous said...

excellent scrapbooking. that is a wonderfully moody image.

Mira said...

What a clever idea for the theme. Here's mine http://www.mirasblog.com/2009/03/photo-hunt-10-four.html

ABW said...

Great idea!

I went to Venice when we were stationed in Germany back in the 90's. It was so beautiful and beat Central Texas any day of the week.

But here in the heart of Texas, I got a great shot of four!

SASSY MOM said...

I love the creative thinking! especially the window panes. Nice take.

Mine is here

Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafe said...

You do such a beautiful job!
Those are precious memories... you will recognize mine too!

Anonymous said...

The window panes are a nice touch. Give you a 'window' into his life. I wonder what he was thinking. Wonderful job.

Rebecca Mecomber said...

Wonderful photos!

I moved my Photo Hunters to my new photo blog. Please visit if you can!

http://ilovenewyorktravel.net/photo-hunters-4/

Have a great weekend!

srp said...

I've been to Florence when my brother performed Othello there, but haven't made it to Venice yet. Being in the US, my favorite cafe would have to be the Russian Tea Cafe in Chicago. They serve a homemade blend of tea that is absolutely fabulous. On a cold day you could sit and sip tea all morning...
Unfortunately, I do not live close enough to do so, but I order tea from them and enjoy it down south where the weather is warmer.
Mine is up here.

kayerj said...

I'd like a seat please. Creative as always I love looking at your pages.

sammawow said...

What a wonderful picture with the four framed window! Terrific take on the theme!

Anonymous said...

I've never been to this cafe. Will have to give it a try next time I am there. Beautiful designs and photos. Very creative.

Igotmebabe said...

What a beautiful cafe and a great "four" shot

Deana said...

You're lucky to have such a nice looking model to work with. All your stuff is fantastic.

Anonymous said...

The cafe looks absolutely lovely! We went to a cafe like that in Rome. I remember it was called Bernini. It had really nice spaghetti. Really good scrap pic. Love the use of the window frames.

Marites said...

beautiful scrap book you got there. Venice is one of the places I want to go someday. We've been to Venetian Hotel in Macau recently and it imitated how Venice looks like. It was beautiful but I imagine the real Venice is more:)