VENICE IS THE COOLEST CITY IN EUROPE. There. I said it. By far the most unique city I have ever been to, I fell in love with Venice last weekend. Why, you ask? Because it is literally a city on water; there are no cars, your only means of transportation are boats or gondolas. Not only is Venice unique, but it is also beautiful. Canals run through every street and bridges are your walkways. We spent our first day just walking around and exploring, making our way to the main Plaza called Piazza San Marco and also took a walk along the port. For both lunch and dinner, we stopped at 2 random places we stumbled upon and hoped for the best. That’s the amazing thing about Italy – no matter where you eat, you are almost guaranteed to have an amazing, Italian meal. Being with some of my best friends, amazing food and sites, Venice became one of my favorite cities as soon as I stepped off the train and onto a boat to get to my hotel.
We spent our second day in Venice exploring the 3 islands that surround the main town and learning about what each island has to offer. The first island houses a glass making factory, where we watched glass being made into various objects such as horses and vases. The second island was centered around silk, where we watched women sewing clothing items and gowns. This island was my favorite of the three, as the land was lined with beautifully painted houses of various different pastel colors; no boring white houses here, but purple, red, blue, and any other color under the moon. On the third island we explored a church and a vineyard, but it was not the most scenic of the three. After the tour, we couldn’t resist the temptation to take a cliche gondola ride through the canals. It was an amazing day to be in Venice – we could not have gotten any more lucky with the weather! After an amazing 2 days, I had to say a say goodbye to one of my favorite city’s of abroad (however, I like to think of it as more of a see you later).
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