Today was Venice. We were up early (of course!) and boarded the bus to Venice. Traffic out of Florence was not good and we arrived very close to the time our train was supposed to arrive. BUT we made it!… Read More
Day 9: By Land and By Sea
Today began with a chilly morning and three and a half hour bus ride to the Venice-Mestre train station, most of which involved me sleeping only waking up every now and then to find the towering mountains of Italy’s countryside… Read More
Day 9 – the one with the gondola ride
An afternoon in Venice Our day started with a three hour bus ride from Florence to Venice. I slept the whole time, which is honestly a blessing (I normally am unable to get a good amount of sleep on any… Read More
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Day 9: Marco Polo and a Gondola
Marco Polo was rich, Venice floods more than the Mon Warf parking lot, and gondolas are incredible. That’s today in one sentence. We boarded our bus for a hefty trek from Florence to Venice early in the morning before transferring to… Read More
Day 8: Slang and the Two-Pound Steak
Today was our only full free day during this trip, and it was glorious to not have an insanely intense agenda for the first time in a week. We still woke up early, but got to take our time with… Read More
Bella Venezia
Our next adventure took place in a very well-known Italian city, Venice. I was especially excited for this visit to the city because all of the pictures that I have seen of this gorgeous city have been completely drop-dead beautiful.… Read More
Day Six: Visiting A Fairytale
Assisi is a dream or a fairytale or a movie scene or my new home. It is fantastic. Between the cobblestone roads/houses and cute little shops, I was hooked. Also the view of the whole town is amazing. I could… Read More
Day 9 – Venice
Wow, I love Venice so much. We got up super early this morning to make the bus drive, then train ride, to Venice. It was my first time traveling by train, and it kind of felt like a modern Harry… Read More
The One Where We Gondola
After breakfast in our hotel we left Florence for our day in Venice. After our bus ride we headed into town for lunch before going on a guided tour. Several thing stuck out about the tour- we learned a lot… Read More