We headed up to Venezia on Thursday to celebrate Ricardo's 30th birthday. We got up very early and took the first train from Bologna. We got there around 10AM and took the vaporetto to our hotel. We dropped our bags off and took off. Our hotel is right near Piazza San Marco so it didn't take long for us to find a delicious lunch and see the famous structures in the Piazza. At my grandmother's suggestion, we got gelato and watched all of the tourists and pigeons in the square before walking around a bit. We didn't really have an agenda and did not feel like waiting for hours to do some of the touristy stuff. Sometimes we enjoy just walking around and getting a feel for the area. As the title of this post implies, we concluded that Venice is a bit like Las Vegas. It is touristy, expensive, but you can't help but be invigorated by it all. The romance, gondaliers, beautiful architecture, and meandering paths over bridges and through narrow walkways...it is just breathtaking! Pictures just cannot do justice to this city. After a while, we headed to dinner at Fiaschetteria Toscana to celebrate. The food was delicious, mostly local seafood which hit the spot after two weeks of mostly meats, cheeses, and pasta. It ended up being a late night of celebrating and meeting new people.
The next day, we had brunch and then headed over to Murano to see the beautiful glass and watch the glassmakers in action. We ended up walking away a bit poorer but with a beautiful piece of artwork that will remind us of this spectacular trip. We had to name our piece of artwork that will go on the Certificate of Authenticity. We decided on "Il Dolce Far Niente", again meaning "the sweetness of doing nothing", which has been our motto and outlook for this trip. We wandered around a bit more once we got back to Venice before we had to get the train back home. All in all, a fantastic trip!
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