I just returned last night from an amazing weekend in Venice! Wow! What an absolutely incredible place! I wish I was still there. I traveled with two girlfriends Allyson and Betsy. We didn't know what to except but what we got out of the experience left an impression in us forever!!
We took EuroStar train straight to Venice and it look us about 3 hours to get there. Once we got off the train and the doors opened to Venice we stood in "awh" at how beautiful it was. We saw the water right away and the sun was shinning on it. It was about 60 degrees and we were loving it! We had to find our one star hotel in the crack of a random alley but ended up being the best hotel ever! It was clean and had a great view of the canal! We got to fall asleep to the sounds of boats and water moving which we loved! We went out that night to the supermarket and bought food to snack on for dinner to save money. We walked for hours around all the markets and were amazed by the blown glass work there! I got a few presents for the family with some cool glass work! We stopped in and had a few beers at a very cool Irish Pub. We tried a different Aussia bear called Wiesburger. It was delicious!
The next morning we woke up early because we had a full day of adventure ahead of us. We started in Saint Mark's Basilica. The basilica's construction began around 800 A.D., and, although it was sacked and rebuilt a couple times, it has still been around for almost 1,000 years! It is made in the Italo-Byzantine style, which basically means that it uses tons of gold, mosaics, and traditional iconography of the saints. Walking inside takes your breath away! After touring this amazing church we went to a beautiful Garden right by the water and had a small picnic where we broke bread and sliced cheese with wine! It was delicious! After we fed the little birds and headed over to see more churches. We ate lots of Gelato and went to a fish market which I LOVED because my craving for fish has went crazy since I got to Euro! It's so good!
We decided to hit the gondola next! It was perfect, the sun was setting and we had a bottle of wine. On the gondola we passed the bridge of Sighs, Marco Pollo's house and Casa Nova's house! It was beautiful and we really enjoyed ourselves! The ride was about 30 mintues and cost about 100 euro! Expensive yes but well worth every penny! We then sat at St. Mark's Square and drank wine and got kisses blown to us by Italian men! We appreciate their love for us! We also saw an Italian couple getting married and it was beautiful! We got some great food and went to bed!
Our last half day in Venice started with me and Betsy going to church. There are 107 churches in just Venice so we found a beautiful one and enjoyed a nice mass. After we got our things and signed out of our hotel and walked along the water in Venice for hours! It was the best! We also went to see the very first harbor that is no long in use because of Napolean's evil games closed it down. It has never been up for use since then! It was a beautiful arbor though! We had some lunch on the tourist strip and hoped on the train back to Florence. The weather in Venice was in the 70's and gorgeous! It was crisps perfect! I love Venice and would return in a moment! It was great trip that I will never forget and hopefully get to return to!
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