Today we woke up very early to take a cab to the airport. We arrived in Venice (or Venezia as the Italians call it) not too long after the plane landed. I could get used to the really short flights. We then bused over to a water bus, which took us to the islands.
Venetian Airport. It was FREEZING.
After we dropped off our bags at the hotel, we roamed around the city. Venice’s layout is like a really awful maze. We’ve gotten lost already! It didn’t make it better that the city floods (because of the canals) from about 8am-2pm. All the Venetians wear rain boots, and some of the tourists wear plastic bags with rubber bands around the ankles over their feet. From what we could see, San Marco Square was beautiful.
This is not a swimming pool. This is San Marco Piazza, under water. :(
Tourist with plastic bags over their shoes! :)
We went to find lunch, and sitting down was great. Later we window shopped and saw lots of people selling blown glass art pieces. Everything in the city is gorgeous, especially the glass.
In addition to glass art, they sold lots of funny masks. I was partial to the duck. :)
The best part of the day was the gondola ride, hands down. The gondoliers look just like the ones in the movies—straw hats and striped sweaters—but they don’t sing. However, they do know a lot about the city! Our gondolier told us about that there are 411 bridges in Venice, and over 100 islands that make up the city, which is pretty amazing.
Our gondolier! He was pretty cool :)
After the gondola ride we walked through Saint Mark’s Basilica. The church was gorgeous! The ceilings and walls and even the floor was covered in mosaics. It was definitely a sight to see.
The Basilica was really, really gorgeous--even from the outside! :)
We ate dinner later, and it was quite yummy. Not at all like a traditional delicious Thanksgiving dinner (hey there to everyone in PA!), but it was very good.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Tomorrow we head to Florence J
Buena Sera!
Olivia
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