An angel awoke us for our adventure to Venice. No, actually it was Tamra knocking on our doors telling us to wake up, or we all would be late for the train....! Our weekend adventure to Venice was upon us. After arriving at the train station on time, I think we all basically did our own thing on the ride. Some slept some wrote in their journals, and some gazed out the window. It was always a beautiful view.
Arriving in Venice was like seeing a city created in someones imagination... it was just so unreal. I think that we all found it hard to believe that the entire city was built on water hundreds of years ago. After getting settled in our church museum monastery home hotel, we all went on a guided tour by an Italian fairy.... no really she was beautiful and wonderful. We learned a great deal.
After our tour, an elephant sprang from the great ocean like a Roman god, and poured wine from its tusks and trunk, which we drank as though we were Venecian warriors... not really....but it sounds good... :) After the three hour tour (a three hour tour) we were seperated for a bit to enjoy shopping and getting lost in the beauty of the city.
Amy and Tamara
We decided to get ready and find a place for dinner. We found a nice place to enjoy an awesome seafood dinner. Afterwards we just walked around enjoying the view. Venice is a quiet, relaxing place, free of vehicle and moped noise. It really is a pleasant place to enjoy a peaceful evening.
Katelyn and Taylor
Zach, Katelyn, and Taylor decided it would be a fabulous idea to attempt heading back to the hotel, but we seemed to get lost along the way. We'll be the first to say though, Venice is not the worst place to get lost...
After a while, we got ahold of a map and some information about the World Cup, and headed off to find some sports bars in Campus Square Margherita. We found one pub, shared a plate of absolutely delicious gnocchi, and had a couple beers (well, Taylor had a Melon Margarita... note to selves: frozen=with ice cube). We decided a little dive across the street seemed a little more bumpin (plus, the TV was about 10 inches bigger), so we popped a squat (or 3?) to watch US vs. England. Surrounded by Brits and Yankees, the experience couldn't have been better. And when Tim Howard managed another amazing save, Zach's vociferous response was: "I want Tim Howard to have my babies!!!"
Oh yah.
We stumbled back to our hotel, still drunk on adrenaline (and maybe a little beer), and knew that this first experience in Venice would only mark greater experiences to come.
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