tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051805076976022521.post6100617996388536005..comments2024-03-21T02:28:44.138-05:00Comments on Appendix N: W Is For WaterwayJoe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051805076976022521.post-26053993857287893052011-04-27T07:43:31.378-05:002011-04-27T07:43:31.378-05:00Thanks for the references there. My typical thing ...Thanks for the references there. My typical thing is indeed thinking of Italty with its canals but the Bangkok and Ayutthaya sound ver ycool so I'll have to check those out.Joe G Kushnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051805076976022521.post-10115597972030574942011-04-27T02:22:20.074-05:002011-04-27T02:22:20.074-05:00so I guess you're thinking of the Venetian &qu...so I guess you're thinking of the Venetian "marriage to the sea" festival?<br /><br />The Dutch relied on waterways everywhere: when they spread their empire in SE Asia they dug canal systems all over: a shallow sailing boat, like a sampan, with a stepped mast and an outrigger for dealing with sea waves, could travel from the middle of one city to the middle of another hundreds of miles away just like a modern truck and unload right into warehouses, using the cranes that were ubiquitous parts of Dutch townhouses - it's an interesting thought for "medieval" heist/smuggling games. <br /><br />My favourite canal cities though are 17th/18th c Bangkok and Ayutthaya - far upriver, in the jungle, with lofty brick temples and a crazy mix of Siamese, European, Burmese, Chinese, Japanese (during the 'closure' of Japan!) and everyone else. I'd love to do a Siamese heists and spies game up and down the mythical Chao Phraya river.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.com