2010 Blogs

Ciao a tutti

05/31/2010

Hello! Tonight is the group's first night in Venice. This morning we left Alba by car to Milan, or Milano as they call it here, and took a first class train to Venice. The trip was right next to the Alps and the view was absolutely breathtaking. I took lots of video and pictures. Once we arrived in Venice we checked in to our hotel and got food because we were all starving at this point. We found a cheap hole in the wall place thinking we'd eat on the cheap for mediocre food, but the food was AMAZING. Here in Italy even the cheapest places have the best food. And it is all fresh and local. I've already lost weight because we eat actual unmodified food and walk everywhere. So nice to actually lose weight on vacation with no effort.

Tomorrow we are going to St. Mark's square and cathedral and basilica among other famous places in town before free time. It is going to be incredible. Today when we got out of the train station we took a vapporetto, also known as a water taxi, out to Lido Island where we are staying. It was so much fun and the architecture here is just indescribable. I don't even think I'll need a gondola ride because the taxis are equally as fun and free for us because we have travel passes.

The sunset over Venice from the island tonight is in my top five favorite moments in life. That is all for today. Tomorrow I'll post more about cathedrals and town and what the further scheduling details will be. Also, be jealous. When we get to Slovakia, we are staying in the Ritz-Carlton. Be Jealous.

with love from venice,

jess and the gang