We checked into our hostel and the woman gave us a set of three keys and an address to our room for the night. We had to walk across the entire city to get to our room. Really?
Mind you, Venice is hardly bigger than the size of South Brunswick High School's campus, but still it's the principle. We found our room and dropped off our luggage, ready to make the most of our one day in this city.
Our first stop was the Piazza San Marco. This was probably the most European thing I have ever seen. It was a huge open square that surrounds a beautiful Basilica. There were tons of outdoor restaurants with butlers serving at the tables, as well as jazz bands playing in the square.
Megan and Erin ordered a few slices of pizza which I sampled. It later came to my attention that instead of chicken, the pizza was topped with tuna fish. This news, along with my already queezy stomach from what I can only assume was food poisoning from Florence, made me quite nauseous. You'll see why I shared this information in just a little bit.
Venice was extremely small, and aside form seeing San Marco there really wasn't much else to see besides admire all of the canals and bridges. My favorite bridge was the Rialto Bridge. We went back to our hostel for a few hours to relax and unwind, a week of straight travelling had started to catch up.
After napping and Jeff throwing up in the hostel, we all met up for dinner. Dinner. OK. So where should we eat while in ITALY? The Hard Rock Cafe, that's right!! What all of you may be thinking:
C'mon, there's only so much pasta a person can handle and you're not NOT going to eat at a Hard Rock when given the chance. Anyway, on the way to the restaurant I suddenly got so nauseous and I had nowhere to turn, so naturally I leaned over a railing and blew chunks into a canal in Venice. Star. I now have a fun fact to share on the first day of class.
Moving on. We asked for a table for the 8 of us, but then realized that the gondola's stop running at 10pm. Erin and I bailed on the Hard Rock, we would be back, and found a nice guy to take us out. The weather was a little bit chilly on the water, but still way warmer than Ireland. Also, there was literally one other boat out the entire time. It was so silent and peaceful and such a clear night. Not to mention that the swaying of the boat calmed my stomach down a lot. I'm so glad we did that. Definitely the highlight of the entire Venice trip for me.
After the gondola finished up, we went back and met everyone at the HRC. I was finally able to eat something after throwing up in the Hard Rock bathroom. Well actually on the door of the bathroom. Another fun fact. This kid is such a joke.
Venice was definitely not my favorite city, I will be honest. If I felt better I'm sure I would have enjoyed it more. The weather was still gorgeous that day and when I look back through pictures and think of the day, I've come to realize that it was definitely one of the coolest places that I have ever seen. It was amazing architecture and mind blowing to think of how they built an entire city on the water like that. I really wish I was feeling better because I'm sure I would have enjoyed the city much more. Just look at this place!! Look at it. LOOK AT IT. Just look at it sir....
Would you look at that? Not real life. Also, If you look close enough you can see something lurking in the waters.
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