Venice
Arrived in Venice hot, sweaty and annoyed. Our flight from Chicago was late (surprise surprise American airlines), and we had half an hour to clear customs and get on a train to our boarding gate in Madrid. We arrived with 10 minutes to spare, all thanks to running like a maniac, only to find out that they already booked us on the next flight because our luggage can't make it on this flight in time. The next hour was spent in line (extremely slow service, welcome to europe!) even though there was only 4 people in front of us. So when we finally stumbled to our b&b (4 season's vivaldi) in Venice, we were exhausted. The room was roomy, very italian with narrow stairs leading to the bathroom. Very local. The window overlooks foot traffic on a bustling street. Thinking back, it was a pretty awesome room, even though to get to our room, we had to climb a total of 84 steps. All I can say is, Venice is not built for handicapped people or people with strollers. Bridges everywhere, no cars. It was crazy, but in a good way. We walked around a lot, to St. Mark's square and to the far end to the beautiful park with a cool museum. We had pizza under the stars, and really great pasta. Had the best table white wine, a mezzo (0.5L) for 5 euros, can't get better than that. It's at Patatinas. Yum!
Posing next to our town car, ready to board!
Spaghetti with seafood. The spaghetti was al dente with infused flavors of mussels and seafood. Thinking back, this was really good.
Okay that's all for my Venice trip, will start on Verona tomorrow!
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