On Wednesday morning we had to wake up at 6:30 in the morning! The roosters practically woke us up. We had to catch a 10:25 flight to Venice, Italy. We got ready and as we were walking to the bus stop to get back to airport, we saw a bunch of buses and bus drivers at a cafe. We figured that since they were all there, that is has to be good! We ordered coffee and a doughnut and it was one of the best doughnuts I have ever had! So fresh and yum in my tum tum!
We caught the bus and did our "airport routine" of dilly dallying until the boarding time came along. We got on our flight and we were soon in the air. I snapped this picture from the window of Barcelona and it's coast. The water so blue that I wanted to jump in and go for a swim!
When we arrived in Venice, we had to take a water bus to the location of the hotel, near the Rialto Bridge. The other options to get to island was to take a water taxi (more expensive) or a taxi, but I am not sure how far that took you because there were NO cars on Venice at all! What a relief that was :) This is a picture of the Rialto Bridge from the water bus, and an Italian flag flowing freely in the wind. Under that is a shot of the water bus; the suitcases went in the middle and then the front of the water bus also had more seating.
We got off of our water bus and crossed over the Rialto Bridge, for the first of many times. As we were walking along the water in search of our hotel, we passed many restaurants that wanted to talk to you and tell you their daily specials and have a look at their menu. They kept of saying Ciao Bella to Rachael and I and that was their way to be nice to get our attention.. It didn't work. After wandering for about 20 minutes, we figured out that we had passed our hotel from the start and completely over looked it. When we checked in we checked in through Skype because the owners have another hotel that they run on the other side of the river. The rooms were awesome! And the showers were AMERICAN! :) YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD THE SHOWER HEAD! IT WAS HEAVEN! There was also a towel warmer, which I burnt my hand on because I had no idea what it was.
After we were all settled in the hotel, we were hungry so we began to go farther away from the Rialto Bridge (more expensive) and find little hometown joints. We found a place that served pizza, but it was a weird time to eat so we ended up being the only ones in there! After we ate, we decided to wander the city. The next few pictures are just cool ones that I snapped throughout the day.
These are the gondolas.. that we ended up not riding. They were EVERYWHERE it became overwhelming. Upon arriving to Venice I was dead set on riding on a gondola before leaving but I soon came to the realization that they were overpriced and not worth it. If i went back in the future, I would consider going on them, but that vacation wasn't the right setting for it.
At night we traveled to St. Mark's square, which includes St. Mark's Basilica, Torre dell'Orologio (Clock Tower) and Doges Palace. This is one of Italy's most famous squares and is quite the beaut at night!
After snapping a few pictures, we went to go find a restaurant to eat... and we landed on a jackpot! They served tortellini! Rachael and I were stoked and we split a plate. We then went home after wandering some more (wandering became our specialty). We had a great night in Venice and were excited for what the next day would bring us!
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