Day 11: Venice

Venice was awesome and very unique. Unfortunately, we didn't have as much time as I would have liked in Venice, since we did an island tour. We ended up touring three islands off Venice. I only remember the name of one - Merona - which is famous for it's glass. We saw a glass blowing demonstration, and it was actually quite impressive. We went to another island famous for lace, and another one that was famous for being... Medieval? Our walking tour of Venice was disappointing as we learned absolutely learned nothing about the city, except that it is sinking, there is a Carnivale every year in which everyone goes crazy with elaborate costumes and masks (their version of Mardi Gras), and there are only boats, no cars, used as transport on the island. This is definitely a city I would visit again, and make sure I had a few days to really appreciate the uniqueness, and cultural aspects of the city.

Typical street in Venice

Me, in a Gondola

Our Gondolier looked a little like Collin Firth, although you can't tell in this picture.

Every mode of transportation in Venice was by boat... including UPS (seen above), taxes/buses, and even ambulances.

Our tour guides, Michela and Dario.

My would-be Italian lover in the bottom right hand corner. Shameless flirt, and bartender. He said he wanted to see me later that night to "Get to know me better" and unfortunately, I think he was meaning "know" in the biblical, Old Testament sense... :/