Easy bus ride to Venice from the hotel... it is just how you imagine it with all the canals and bridges and stone walk ways. Breathtaking and surreal. The extremely well-dressed men didn't hurt the scenery, either. Haha. Clare and I decided that there must also be prerequisites for men to become Gondoliers--must be able to sing and must be at least a 7 out of 10 for hotness. Anyway, it felt like we'd walked onto a set for a movie.
Pasta and wine for lunch. Lots of walking around the island, shops, snacks, etc. They are really big on this Venetian glass, most of which is made on Murano from the looks of it. It is quite beautiful, but very common and every shop seems to have the same thing, but it's all gorgeous. Made our way to San Marco and the Plaza and Basilica and everything. Definitely the most ornate church I've seen in Europe! Incredible. No pics, though--weren't allowed to have cameras out in there!
Hooray for gelato... I think we had some everyday! And I don't feel bad about it one bit. :) Found a great cafe for dinner right on the water and had gnocchi with a sausage/mushroom sauce. Talk about DIVINE. I think everything I ate in Italy was the best food I've ever had. Seriously. So good.
Got extremely lost and turned around trying to make our way back to the bus terminal. Nooootttt a fun night in particular, but hey, we made it back to the hotel alive and without forking out too much money on a taxi. lol... it was a nightmare, but we were laughing about it the next day, so oh well. All part of the fun! :)
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