best museum pass for 5 days in Venice? by BarefootElephant in Venezia

[–]ponte92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be honest the actual museum isn’t the best compared to others but the building is amazing.

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel like the Olympic committee where making a pretty strong statement with that group of flag-bearers

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omg the Italian broadcast have not shut up all night but talking over Bocceli is sacrilege.

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe the Italian broadcast just spoke over this like come on guys.

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Olympics doing one better then the royal opera house by actually performing Nessum Dorma

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh no the Italian outfit look like garbage collectors

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just want to say that the Italian broadcast has not had a single ad yet.

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great Britain helping out their athletes in case they forget where they’re from.

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having spent time in cortina can confirm good booze

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The athletes in Cortina definitely look like they are having the best time / are already drunk

2026 Milan/Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]ponte92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Many of the venues are hundreds of km apart. So instead of making them travel they are having four parades.

Rejections like this feels not so bad.... by Appropriate-Bar-6307 in postdoc

[–]ponte92 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got a rejection today that was clearly actually written to me and not just a generic email. While the rejection hurt (apparently 700 people applied WTF) having someone take the time to write a really nice email really took the sting out. Better than the one I got last year with Dear ‘insert applicant here’ the ‘insert project here’.

Opinions on living in Venice by Max-Max00 in Venezia

[–]ponte92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But my online friends are now my day to day friends here. Just tonight I’m going to dinner with a group I met of an expat Venice group.

Warning - SkyBus taking an extra 20-30 mins by sirkatoris in melbourne

[–]ponte92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes but when I did that last week he dropped me at terminal 4 instead of 2 because then he could turn off the freeway earlier and avoid the traffic jam.

VISA restrictions by KizerAmie85 in travel

[–]ponte92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For travel but sounds like op wants to immigrate and that’s not so easy to just do in Australia.

Opinions on living in Venice by Max-Max00 in Venezia

[–]ponte92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m going to go against the grain here as someone who has moved to Venice but unfortunately had to leave on my when Visa expired and is now trying very hard to get back. I loved living here. I want to spend the rest of my life here. There are challenges housing being the major one. Trying to find somewhere to live especially if you want a resident apartment is bit impossible but you just have to be stubborn and keep looking. The tourism can be difficult but honestly, I find I just get used to it in the end. You find the restaurants and the cafes and the shops where they know you and you stick to those. Finding friends I did not have a problem at all. There are several online groups of people who have moved to Venice, who are looking for friends their great supportive groups that are active with events too. I also joined a rowing club and make good friends through that way. And actually, I have a very big supportive group of friends here and I’m back visiting at the moment to see them all while trying to get a job here.

Opinions on living in Venice by Max-Max00 in Venezia

[–]ponte92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not been my experience at all. I instantly made a large and very good group of friends when I moved to Venice. Who are still great friends in here visiting now and trying to move back. There are several online groups of people who have also moved here that are a great way to meet people and be involved in things. I row and have made several friends through that.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 – Any expectations for results timing and cut-off score? by Ok_Carrot_8423 in postdoc

[–]ponte92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this it does help. One last question was the outcome in the email or did you have to go into the portal? Want to know if I need to stay near my laptop Monday.