Day 6 : Waters of Venice

Today we are going to one of the most amazing places in Europe: Venice. No where else in the world are the streets made of water! We take a ferry boat to the actual island. The view is spectacular from the boat; I can't wait to get there. When we finally arrive Venice is PACKED . And with all of the people there the heat is even more intense. Every street corner and walkway is looks like it is from a painting. It's amazing to think that some of the people here are not tourists; they actually live with these impeccable vistas and different lifestyles. We walk around admiring the colorful buildings, impressive churches and fancy Morano glass. We follow our guide and he shows us Plaza San Marco that is filled with 3 things: BIG buildings, and huge amounts of people and PIGEONS. No where else in the world can the pigeons actually be a burden due to their huge presence. All day I was worried I was going to get shit on-- however, the italians do always say that bird poop is good luck!

Later that day we had a good amount of time to ourselves to explore the city. I really loved getting lost in Venice because you'd always find your way to something beautiful. One trail in particular sticks in my mind-- my friends and I were starving and hot. We had been walking for 20 minutes just looking for a place to sit or even get a bite. At this point we are all getting flustered until we see what is before us-- a water passage where at that given moment 2 gondolas are passing by. All of a sudden we weren't agitated or hungry.

All of a sudden we remember that we too have an appointment for a romantic gondola ride in just a few. We rush to have a nice lunch and then go off to meet the rest of the group. We all break up into groups of 6 for a ride full of fantastic views, champagne, and romance. It was probably the best way to tour the city.

Later that night we went through the twisty curvy and narrow roads of Venice and found our way to dinner. Here we had approximately a 5 coarse meal that consisted of fish, antipasti, cold cuts, pasta, salad, and dessert.

Venice couldn't have been any better...