On my first trip to Venice fifteen years ago, I stayed in a wonderful little family hotel called Hotel Guerrato, near the Rialto Bridge. While being taken to my room I asked the owner if the beautifully carved piece of sculpted wood on display was a forcola, or oarlock. “You know about the forcola?” I said yes, to which he proudly replied forcola was a Venetian word. The following day he called me to say he’d set up a personal tour of the Squero San Trovaso, the city’s oldest gondola maker. What an absolute treat-and surprise! So, read up on the areas you’re visiting and you might be pleasantly surprised with how kind and generous people can be when you educate yourself on the locale and its history. Yes, looks like a great kit. It would be great to see it being built.
On my first trip to Venice fifteen years ago, I stayed in a wonderful little family hotel called Hotel Guerrato, near the Rialto Bridge. While being taken to my room I asked the owner if the beautifully carved piece of sculpted wood on display was a forcola, or oarlock. “You know about the forcola?” I said yes, to which he proudly replied forcola was a Venetian word. The following day he called me to say he’d set up a personal tour of the Squero San Trovaso, the city’s oldest gondola maker. What an absolute treat-and surprise! So, read up on the areas you’re visiting and you might be pleasantly surprised with how kind and generous people can be when you educate yourself on the locale and its history.
Yes, looks like a great kit. It would be great to see it being built.
I would very much like to see this build. I loved the rides I took on gondolas when I was in Venice.
I wait in anticipation for your construction of this unique vessel. I will enquire if available in England.
I hope you will wear the traditional gondolier outfit at the end of the montage.😊
Ahahha
I would like to see you build this kit! I hope your injured thumb heals quickly.
Thank you =)
Build it