Venice

Last Friday my roommates and I took a day trip to Venice. We boarded the train to go there at 7:30 AM and boarded the train to come back at 7:30 pm. It was a long day but packed full of beautiful vistas, charming canals, and the masks of Carnival. 

We had gorgeous sunny day in Venice and for the whole weekend.  It was about 60 degrees and the perfect weather for walking around all day. 

We arrived a little outside the center of Venice at the train station and decided to walk into the center. We passed a lot of beautiful views of canals and saw lots of people on Gondola rides. Surprisingly only a few seemed like they were enjoying it. It was Valentines Day so couples were EVERYWHERE and lots of them were on Gondolas. We all packed lunch so we ate the food we had brought and then bought several snacks and drinks to supplement that. 

Towards the end of the day we returned to the train station by water bus. It was 7 E to get a ride around the Grand Canal via this bus and 25-35 E to get an actual tour. We went the cheap way and got a very nice ride at sunset on the above boat. 

While the rest of the girls enjoyed an apertivo (where you buy a drink and get access to a buffet) I wandered out to see Venice in the moonlight. It was gorgeous to see the lights reflecting off the water. In-spite of how busy the picture makes it look it was oddly calm and peaceful, especially with the gentle sound of the water flowing by. Overall we had a great day in Venice and I would definitely love to come back and take an actual Gondola ride!