Well, it's been a bit since I've blogged soo let's see how this pans out. Spring Break was a couple weeks ago but it already feels like a lifetime. Things is London move so fast; I don't know where the time is going! Before I know it I'll be on a plane headed back to the States...but we don't talk about that. Let's talk about Rome...and Florence...and Venice :-)
We began our Spring Break extravaganza in Venice. We arrived on Friday night, just in time to celebrate the first day of Carnivale. Upon arriving at the airport, we hopped a ferry (yes, a ferry) to the part of the island where our hotel was. And yes, I said hotel. Me being me, I fell asleep for an hour on the ferry; I happen to be an expert napper. When I woke up, all I could see were beautiful houses on the water...just rows of colors and boats and gondolas...exactly what I pictured Florence to be. Soon enough we disembarked the ferry and made our way to the hotel. Now I, being a poor student traveler, usually spend my time in hostel beds, using lockers and wearing shower shoes. Not here. We stayed at Hotel Nuovo Teson and it was amazing! Brooke, Abi and I felt like Queens for a night. A warm room all to ourselves and hotel beds...mmm...the life. Not to mention, this hotel is situated right by all the action; you can literally walk to the main square, tons of restaurants and most importantly, gelato is a moment away. After exploring the Venice at night with friends, we made our way back to the hotel and I slept like a rock.
The next morning we were ready to "greet the day" (love ya, niks!) and celebrate Carnivale. After an amazing (and FREE) breakfast, we met our friends and started out to see the sights. Lucky for us, it was a beautiful day in Venice. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and the crowd was CRAZY. We saw all that Venice had to offer; climbing bridges, looking out onto the beautiful water, sipping some Bellini and walking into shops. Everyone bought some masks to get into the Carnivale spirit but I got my face painted :-) Such fun. As the sun set on the day, me and a few friends sat by the water and people watched. We made friends with an old and a bit nutty Italian couple who loved saying American movie stars' names. And the former US Presidents' names. I think it was the only English they knew, but it was fun none the less. The end of the day came around and even though our feet were sore from walking, we were all reluctant to leave beautiful Venice. I can't complain though...we were headed to Florence the next day. So we went back to the hotel, retrieved our belongings and got on the ferry once again, which would take us to the train station.
The train ride to Florence was a blast. Abi, Brooke and I had some snacks, listened to some tunes and made friends with a group of students in the group of chairs next to us. They told us all about how amazing Florence is along with great places to eat, go out and sight see. Between all the food, introductions, talk and laughter, the train ride flew by. We were in Florence; ready to start a new adventure.
After seeing and spending time in Venice I became confident that world traveling is life for me. Of course, I'm going to have to put off conquering the world until I complete my schooling. And get more money. And purchase a cool traveling back pack. Never the less, I decided spring break was going to be all about seeing new places, meeting new people and doing anything and everything that I had never done before. So far so good.
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