Venezia!

Venice is incredible :)

Venice has definitely been my favorite place so far. It was so beautiful, peaceful, and adorable. We stayed in the cutest hotel with chandeliers and velvet bedspreads! On Friday after we checked in and got settled we went to lunch at this wonderful little outdoor restaurant. I ordered one of the best pastas I have had so far. Penne alla vodka. YUM

After lunch, we decided do a little shopping. I honestly think I bought the most random items in Venice but I am so happy with them! Friday night we walked around and found this nice little bar where we met the nicest couple visiting from Holland. They were so friendly and gave us great advice on what to do while we were in Venice. On Saturday, we went to the island of Murano. The glass island!!! It was amazing. 

When we first got off the water taxi we went straight to the glass shop to see a demonstration. It was so interesting to see how they make the glass. We saw two demonstrations, one man made a vase and the other made a horse. How fabulous! The second guy then blew this huge glass bubble and scared us to death by popping it on the ground. We then went shopping all day! All the shops were pretty much the same but we went in a ton of them anyway. The glass was so unique and pretty. 

Saturday afternoon, Jo Elle, Kyle, and I went on a gondola ride around Venice. AH so cool. Got a little scared that we were gonna tip over a few times but thank goodness we didn't. Our gondolier man had been doing gondola rides for about 30 years! He was a little quiet but he showed us where Marco Polo lived and where Cassanova lived too. It was so much fun to see the city from the water. It was a much better view than just walking through the streets. 

On Sunday we wanted to go see St. Mark's Square and go up in the bell tower so we would be able to see all of Venice. It was an awesome decision to say the least. It was breathtaking. 

YAY FOR VENICE