Lazzari is one of some 20 women who teach tourists from around the world how to row standing up, Venetian style, in “Batela coda di gambero,” shrimp-tailed wooden boats. “Obviously Venice is motorized now, so people don’t row around in their little boats anymore,” Caporal said. Master craftsmanMost of the women who teach “voga” also race professionally and Row Venice sponsors them. Row Venice pays tribute to the carnival city’s heyday by sponsoring parties held on boats in the lagoon on summer nights. HM/JBRELATED STORIES:Obscene contrails above Phoenix unintentional, says US Air ForceMalaysia fights to save centuries-old creoleRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 09, 2019 14:03 UTC