VENICE

my time in venice was short and sweet. i was only there for 24 hours, but i felt that was more than enough time to experience everything. i stayed outside the city in mestre, and took the bus over the canals to reach venice. venice is very picturesque, and it's hard to believe anyone actually gets to live there. this might actually be the case since a saw approximately ten people in the whole city who weren't tourists.

the basilica di san marco was breathtaking, and the surrounding piazza was filled with pigeons and tourists. i sipped on bellinis while exploring the streets and canals, and after a few hours i ended up circling back to all of the same places. the island is small, and it doesn't take long to see everything.

am i allowed to say that i wasn't impressed by venice much? there wasn't much to do on the island itself, and all of the restaurants seemed like they catered to tourists. to be fair, i did feel weird traveling alone in such a romantic city without anyone to ride a gondola with me. i did get to go on a waterbus though, which was about 100 euros cheaper. i won't be in a rush to visit venice again anytime soon, although i do wish i would've gotten to the island of verona.