When we were in Florence, on our way to Venice, these Italian girls asked where we were from. We said that we were from the United States. They asked where from the United States. We said Texas. They were so excited to meet someone from Texas. They started to ask us a ton of questions. It is like we were celebrities.
When we arrived to Venice, we took a water taxi to Lido. Lido is an Island across from Venice. That is where we were staying during our visit. On the water bus to Lido, we started a conversation with ladies from Jersey. They asked where we were from and we said Texas. They immediately said where is your Texas accent? Delaney and I were caught way off guard. We said well we say y’all. It was funny.
When we got to Lido, we put our bags up and headed out to explore. We walked down the main rode in Lido. There were a ton of shops and pretty houses. It kind of reminded me of Florida. We walked up and down the Lido beach. It was so pretty.
Then we went to explore Venice. We went to St. Mark’s Square. That was super awesome. Then we just walked around Venice without a destination. The canals and gondolas were really neat. There are not any cars that you have to worry about while walking. We also jumped on a water taxi and rode it around to see all the sights by the water. Venice is a really romantic city and I would recommend this for a honeymoon spot. Nighttime in St. Mark’s Square is especially romantic. They have people playing classical music. They have about four booths set up with professional musicians performing. There were couples doing the waltz and the fox trot. It was a really neat sight to see.
The next day we started off in St. Mark’s Square. Then we started to make our way towards the train station which is only supposed to be a 40 minute walk. Delaney and I saw a really cool art gallery and decided to go in. This was such a great culture experience. I have never been to an art gallery. I have been to art museums, but it is not the same. This type of art gallery is where all the rich people go to art gallery parties and buy paintings. We tried to guess what the artist was trying to portray through the painting. It was such a great experience. Delaney and I felt like rich Europeans. Then an hour later we felt tired and homeless. After the art gallery, we walked about 30 minutes trying to find the way to the train station. I saw a really cool statue that I wanted to take a picture of. Then I realized that I did not have my camera. My last picture was right next to the art gallery. We hauled booty back to the last place I saw it with all of our bags because we had to check out of our hotel. Thankfully a shop owner found my camera and gave it to me. I almost cried of relief that I found it! Then we kept walking and kept getting lost. We found a place on the side of the road with shade and sat down in the road. People were definitely looking at us funny because we had our backpacks and looked like hot messes.
Two and a half hours later, we made it to the train station. Delaney and I decided that it was a good walking tour of Venice. We sat by the canal and waited for our train to Verona. While we were sitting, boys came up to us and asked if they could have a picture with us. This is like the 5th time during my time in Italy wanting a picture with my friends and me. No lo so (I don’t know in Italian).
Ciao!
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