Venezia

I have wanted to go to Venice my whole life. I remember learning about Venice when I was younger. A city on water just seemed so amazing to me. Ever since, I have dreamed about going there. As I planned out my semester, I knew that I had to go to Venice and would not miss out. My roommate and I went on a day trip with the same company we went to the chocolte festival with. We started out our journey on a bus and then hopped on a train into Venice. As we walked out of the train station and caught our first glimpse of Venice, I could not have been more excited! It was absolutely beautiful except for the huge advertisement for Lufthansa that I could have done without. The city was everything I thought it would be! We hopped on their bus system which, of course, was a boat. I will share this little jem of a quote that I heard from a girl on our tour as we were taking the "bus" to Piazza San Marco: " I knew that Venice was on water but I am suprised that all the "streets" are water too. I keep looking and expecting to see land." Someone didn't do their research :) Here are some pics of my first look at Venice.




Does this look familiar?


I mean, it should because its the famous square in Venice, but its also famous for somthing else. No worries, I'll kill the suspense. If you have seen Just Married with Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, you may recognize this. I think this is only super amusing to me but I'm, as usual, ok with that. In the movie they go to this square. Brittany Murphy is reading about it in a tour book and looking around. Then you see Ashton and he is being attacked by pigeons and freaking out. This scene always makes me laugh and I was so excited to recognize it. I then had to act it out for my roommate so she would know what scene I was talking about. The best (and most terrifying in my case) part is that there really is an INSANE ammount of birds in this place. And they fly so close to your head! It was not as funny as in the movie!!! Anyways, I'm sure that was unneccisary but its my blog so there!

We got to go see a glass blowing demonstration. It was so cool. I can't believe how easy he made it look. Isn't that always the case though? What a fun skill to have, if only I could master it. That, my friends, is very unlikely! Then we went on a walking tour of the city. The beauty of this place is indescribable. We went after tourist season and it was just so peaceful. If I spoke fluent Italian and could transport everyone I love there, I would move in a heartbeat!





After the tour we had free time to enjoy the city and shop at the market. I got a lovely purple glass ring, and a precious magnet for mia madre. I am so blessed that I got this opportunity. I finally got to do something I have wanted to do since I can remember. Next up, a weekend trip to Barcelona with 3 of my roommates!

Ciao Venezia!