The semester is almost over! We just got back from our last trip in which we visited Venice, Rome, and Athens. Venice was absolutely fantastic. I have always had an image in mind that the Italians are really awesome people with great food and that Venice seems to be the epicenter of it all. Honestly, the city lived up to my expectations. It was so beautiful and clean- the water wasn't dirty (as I had heard might be the case) and the streets were clean as well. There are no cars in the city, of course, but there really are a million tourists. The most annoying ones are the people that come to Venice with baby strollers. What were they thinking? Did they not know that Venice is a city of small side streets and bridges? We probably walked up and down 2,000 steps a day... and with a stroller? That's just insane; not to mention the traffic jams that creates.
Gondola rides were ridiculously expensive: 125 euro for 45 minutes. So, we didn't take one. The food was very good and generally cheaper than I had expected. Shopping was pretty good too and there was lots to see (masks and the Venetian glass!).
I bought a print from a street painter just off of the Grand Canal who said he had been painting in Venice for 15 years and he thought it was the most beautiful city in the world; I won't dispute that.
All in all we only spent two days in Venice, which was a good amount of time but we could've stayed longer. We had a wonderful time and the people were generally very nice and helpful (not at all like the rumors we had heard about Italians hating Americans). I'll definitley be going back to Venice!!
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