Hi. I'm in.. Italy...: Venice Venice

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Who thought blogging would be such a time consuming task..

So let me tell you about Venice two weekends ago.. Wow, I am really sorry.

Well it was just the trip needed after the long, drama-filled week we had before.

We left at six on Saturday morning, which was rough but I ended up sleeping on the bus ride there, which was another 3.5 hour drive. I actually really like the bus drives cause you get to see Italy outside of the big tourist cities. And it is absolutely beautiful. It’s the stereotypical rural fields and houses and it is just so pretty. I actually looked to study in small towns but they obviously didn’t have study abroad schools and the few towns that did, didn’t offer psychology. My study abroad experience would have been completely different. But okay, Venice!

So we got off our bus and got on to a boat that took us to Venice where we had a little tour. The tour guide was muchhhh better than the one in Rome, I could actually here what she was saying. Venice was beautiful. The sun was out and it wasn't packed with tourists which is always nice. The whole concept of the island was just crazy. It was just a big marshy swamp mush and in order to build the city they had to take logs that floated down and hammer them down. And then they put like planks and then concrete and bricks and built buildings. So if you flipped it, there would be a giant forrest underneath Venice. So many logs!!

So after our tour we had a few hours to wander and get lunch. We got seafood cause that's Venice's regional dish, obviously. It was this seafood melody that had a bunch of shit and little fishes like the one that Mom made for Christmas eve. I did the same tactic and just didn't look just chewed and then chased with the white wine that came with it. :) We spent the rest of the afternoon just wandering. We found a cat that ended up following us for two islands but then got scared when we went onto a busy street and left us. Saw a protest by the Communist party. And of course, sat by the water and just soaked up the sun..

Our hotel wasn't on the island cause it's so expensive so we had to get back on the boat and bus. The hotel this time was really nice. The sheets were blood-free, the bathroom was made for a regular person, and as you know, the wifi worked. Yayy. So we recollected ourselves and then took a ten minute train ride back into Venice for dinner. We were told to go to this certain area where a lot of students are. But we got completelyyyy lost. Venice is literally just a bunch of little bridges and little allies and I am seriously impressed by anyone that knows how to navigate it. We ended up eating at this random restaraunt we obviously just stumbled upon. It was pretty crowded and everyone was eating pizza. So we ordered pizza. It was really good. And then we decided to go on a night gondola ride. It was so beautiful. We found out later that going at night is the only way to do it. The crowds of tourists are gone and the city is so quiet. Our gondolier took us on side canals, it was surreal. I couldn't help but think it felt like I was on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride but on steroids. It was so beautiful.

The next day we went to the neighboring islands Murano and Burano. Murano is known for its glassblowing and Burano is known for its production of lace like table clothes and things. But the even cooler thing about Burano were the colors of the houses. Apparently the fishermen wouldn't be able to keep track of which house was theirs when they were out fishing. (Reminded me of being in the ocean and then losing track of where your towel was.) Anyways so they painted their houses bright colors so they could see it from out at sea. The whole island was so bright! I loved it!

And I think that was about it for Venice. It was a really short trip but was so peaceful. I really liked it.

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