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Venice, Italy: Don’t Feed The $%#@ Piazza Pigeons!


When we were in the beautiful city on one of our enjoyable visits several years ago, we could see many tourists taking photos while their heads and shoulders were covered with flapping pigeons. There were vendors all around the crowded gathering place of Piazza San Marco selling little cups of feed for the tourists to use in attracting the birds.

Those typical Piazza scenes won’t be happening any more. The city fathers of Venice have determined that the messy birds leave too much of what pigeons always do throughout the Piazza, and on many people’s heads and clothing. The new law bans vendors from selling pigeon feed on the Piazza and forbids everyone from feeding the messy birds there.
Las Vegas NV: Plan Your Own Old Pals Reunion PDF Print E-mail


Have you seen the recent “Last Vegas” movie about four seniors who meet in Sin City to talk over old times when they grew up together 50 years ago in Brooklyn? The the actors, all Academy Award winners, seemed to enjoy their Vegas experience as if a script weren’t needed.

If Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline had such a great time, consider doing the same. To get started, think of favorite companions from school, fraternity, sorority, family or branch of service. It could also be people who worked with you all those years at the next bench, counter or desk.

Check with your travel agent or consult a Las Vegas hotel and start forming plans. Once you’ve put a rough package together, send it to those long-ago pals and suggest you agree on a schedule, and then do your own “Last Vegas.” Remember: at your age, the title may actually be all too true.

For some hints on planning the gathering, a no-obligation website is www.military.com/Resources/ResourceSubmittedFileView?file=reunions_how_to_plan.htm
 
 
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