A gondolier stands at the back of the boat, expertly pushing it through the water using a long oar.
Gondoliers must pass a test to get their license, and they must know everything about the city’s canals.
Gondoliers push the gondolas with a long oar.
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We were exhorted to remain still while the gondolier's boat was moved, but when the moment came, there was deathly silence on the set.
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Incidentally, even gondoliers have their co-operative society.
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Thegondolierhad forgotten his words.
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The gondoliers will also sing a song as the gondola returns to the loading area.
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Venetian gondoliers have traditionally used punting poles for moving to the shore from their boat.
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The show included stage props and even singing gondoliers.
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The beautifully lit canals with gondoliers and arched bridges drew widespread publicity and helped sell lots in the development.
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Geibikei is a dramatic river gorge which offers rides in traditional flat-bottomed boats, navigated by singing gondoliers.
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They filled the gondolier's cap with gold and celebrated a mass of thanksgiving for the peril they had escaped.
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It serves as decoration and as counterweight for thegondolierstanding near the stern.
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They are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers.
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As a result of filming the movements of gondoliers sculling, they had to redraw the animation of undines rowing in the first episodes to make it realistic.
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The two young gondoliers must now jointly rule the kingdom until the nurse of the prince can be brought in to determine which of them is the rightful king.
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It turns out, however, that he can not be identified, since he was entrusted to the care of a drunkengondolierwho mixed up the prince with his own son.
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