We arrived in Venice on Friday morning and immediately we had issues. As we attempted to get all 15 people PLUS all our luggage onto an already overcrowded boat taxi. Unfortunately I learned this day that Italian culture lacks order and lines. In fact they are horrible at it. As they started loading the boat we started getting on one by one dragging our luggage behind us. 4 of our group got on the boat when suddenly the driver started pulling away which means the gate needs to be closed, this we learned quickly. So as the boat taxi drove off with only four of our 15, we all realized the pol on the boat don't care about how many ppl we have in our group. So luckily the rest of us got on the next boat and were on the lookout for our stop. One of the girls that got separated from the rest of the group had a cell phone that works in Europe. she called Tammy (our professor) and told us that they got off in the stop and that we would see them shortly. We did see them shortly...when we were on our way PAST the stop they got off. We all yelled and waved them to get on the boat. Only 2 did. long story short, we finally made it to our hostel and were reunited once again. Our hostel I'd literally on the sea. The 3 girls in my room and I get to wake up to domes across the way. It's amazing. Yesterday we got to explore the city. 2 other girls and myself walked around the city looking at anything and everything. We really had no mission or itenerary except to see and walk whereever which is what we did. We came across a lot of wonderful things along our way many of which we didn't know but were still having tons of fun looking at the things.
Later that night we went to a restaurant and I had cheese tortellini with some creamy white sauce. It was delicious and exactly what I have wanted to eat in Italy since I LOVE tortellini. Then a few girls and I went for a walk to check out the island our hostel I on. There wasn't much on the island by the shore which was the only place we felt comfortable walking at night. When we got back our group hung out with each other and met a few ppl from Canada. The guys were really cool and we talked about some things and traded stories.
This morning we slept in. It felt amazing even though I am still very tired. Oh well no complaints. After all I'm in Italy! We woke up and got on the water taxi and rode until we felt like getting off. We got off at a stop called Giardini and we saw this great park that was full of green. It was amazing to finally see some green space. Plus this area of the city had very few tourists so we were able to see a joy of the natives walking around. Later in the day we found some great bakery/coffee shop with great chocolate cream puffs. Yum. We are getting some more tomorrow. Later we went to the island of Murano which is really far out. On this island they do glass blowing. And we saw it happen! It was amazing. It's such a talent these ppl have and the products they create. We wandered around the town in and out of shops and galleries. The art that was in the city squares was extravagant. It just blew my mind. The ride out and back was rough since the waves were really choppy because the weather was crappy. It was rainy and cold nearly every moment of the day. I didn't see the sun at all today which made for a long chilly day. But once again, I'm in Italy so I'll try not to complain. :-)
Later today we went on a hunt to find the last structure I wanted to see. We had absolutely no idea what the name of it was, but we were bound and determined to find it. We got lost in Venice for about an hour and a half and eventually discovered a way to get to the building. When we got there we found out what the name was: Campo del Salute. It was great and beautiful and so large. I'm glad i was able to make it to the building and get some photos up close.
Tonight we went for dinner and I had spaghetti and it was amazing. Now I'm gettin ready for bed and gathering all my things. We are checking out of the hostel at 9 tomorrow morning and leaving for the mainland t 1. We get on our bus at 3 to start going to Bologna. Hope the meat there is better than the Oscar Meyer stuff in the states. I never really like it all that much. Oh well. Peace and love to everyone.
Ciao!!!!!
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