Woman Gondolier

First official female gondolier in Venice

The Venice City Hall said on Friday that Giorgia Boscolo had passed the practical exam to become a gondolier. (See pics)She is the first woman to pass this test, considered the most difficult of those required to pilot a boat on Venice's canals.Boscolo must pass one further test, a written, multiple-choice exam, in order to join the guild of offici...