Yet another wonderful day in Venice, Italy. We started our day with a lazy morning, interrupted with breakfast in bed. You'd be surprised to know that Italians dont eat much for breakfast. Ours consisted of a few small pastries and orange juice, then we were off on the sidewalks again. We didnt wanna waste a minute here.
As Rick Steve (the author of our tourist book) would say, we "soaked all day in this puddle of elegant decay." This statement couldnt be more true. We started our adventure by doing something that anyone should do when they come to Venice- Got lost. We wandered around aimlessly, looking for absolutely nothing but more beautiful buildings and waterways. After a BIG lunch at some small Italian restraunt (yes, we had pasta. How'd you know?) We walked back to our apartment for a siesta (a rest in the middle of the day that mexicans and italians call siesta) before our boat tour. Once we were all ready and refreshed, we walked to the dock located in the Grand Canal and boarded a ship with fellow Americans. Our tour guide brought us through the Canal, teaching us about the history behind Venice. Did you know Venice is made up of over 150 islands? Crazy, huh?
After our tour, we ate dinner at a magnificent pizzeria. The menu was italian, but we had pretty good basic food words in italian. After all, everything in Italy is pretty much made out of the same thing. So we ordered what we thought was basic pizza. To our surprise, we were brought a pizza with a sunny-side up egg in the middle. Yes, you read right... an egg. None of us saw that coming. It was even more of a surprise that we liked it and are planning on having it again some day.
Venice would be the most beautiful city in the world, if it wasnt for us annoying tourists" -Mom... 12 million tourists visit Venice a year.
As of right now, we're back at our apartment for another night. We're all really looking forward to another day in Venice. Tomorrow will consist of shopping, another tour, and a lot more wandering around. Goodnight Washington, we miss you!
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