Just so everyone knows, the title of this blog is a quote of my good friend Megan MacLeod. She is a gem. Our last night in Rome was super fun. We ended up going to this Steeler bar that is in Rome and meeting the owner Giovanni. Apparently, he is really good friends with Vanessa Rendine, my BFF from high school, because she studied in Rome for a semester. Pretty small world if you ask me! We then walked to the Spanish Steps, picked up some gelato, and relaxed for a bit. Some Italian guys were singing what we thought was the Italian national anthem, so it was pretty entertaining.
The next morning we were up early and off to Venice. I really love Venice because really...who thinks to build a town on water? Clearly someone who wants it to sink which is exactly what is happening. We went to St. Mark's Cathedral which is my favorite church in Italy, and the front entrance was about two inches under water. So sad. Before you know it, the whole city is going to be like Atlantis which is so sad because it is gorgeous. Also, I read in my guide book that less and less people are living in Venice because of how expensive it is and such. So, basically it will probably just be a huge museum sometime in the near future without any real Italian influence. It really is a gorgeous place though. We saw the church and the Bridge of Sighs and got gelato. Yah, I've been eating a lot of that. We got a REALLY good dinner at this one place, god only knows how to say the name. We were trying really hard to be Italian and not try to rush, so we sat there for about 3 to 3 and a half hours. Not too bad huh?
We checked in to our hostel which was definitely the most interesting part of our Venice trip. The place was called the Venice Museum. So, finding it was a struggle. Apparently, it is really easy to get lost in Venice because they don't have cars, so basically roads are alleyways. So, finding our hostel is like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily, we did it by the address number, not that finding the street was that easy. Keep in mind that while trying to find these places, we have HUGE bags with us. I am using Maggie's sister's hiking backpack, and it is packed to the brim. So, we finally find it and there is NO sign. It is literally the second floor of an apartment complex. Yet, it is gorgeous. They definitely weren't lying when calling it a museum. The floors were marble and intricate, and everything looked so cool, even the door. So, we check in, and they show us to our room which is this HUGE room with 5 dinky little beds in it. Also, we find out that the bathroom in that room isn't just ours, and the door to our room doesn't lock. So, we are all sitting on our beds relaxing as people walk in and out of our room. Basically hilarious. I mean, it was hilarious because it was so ridiculous and sketchy. But don't worry. It gets better. After about an half hour of us chilling, these two guys come in and start setting up MORE dinky beds! Yes. DING DING DING! WE HAVE ROOMMATES! I literally have never laughed so hard in my life. I have seen hostel, the scary movie, and this is how people die. So, this was happening around us without us being told. Candice and I were dying. Like the FUNNIEST thing ever. The girls who ended up staying with us were fine, but still. No lock? Come on now. On the ceiling of our room were these little naked angel babies carved into the wall. The guy working for the hostel was joking with us that there eyes move. None of us found that too funny, but one of the little angels did have a huge bellybutton. Just wanted to share that fun fact.
Katie, Candice, and I went out last night for like an hour because the kid working at the hostel who is from New Zealand was all about us "going out". We ended up meeting this 16 year old boy from England who was traveling by himself! 16!!?!?! Crazy huh? He is staying in Venice for 3 days then going to Nice, France to meet up with his dad. And he is staying in our SUPER classy hostel. Hilar.We then headed back and went to bed because we had to be up early.
So, we are now in Florence. We caught an early train here and walked around and shopped a bit. Florence is known for their leather, so Katie was dead set on getting a nice leather jacket which she did. It is super cute. We also went to this open market where they sell clothes, jewelry, shoes, and stuff like that. I got a pair of shoes which I love. Super funny that I am a size 41 in Europe. Things are so different. We also saw the only bridge in Florence that survived WWII. It was gorgeous. There are little shops built into it, and it looks so old. You can tell that the other bridges are newer. We checked into a hostel here and it is a lot better than last night. More like a dorm than anywhere else and luckily Mandice (aka Candice) and I are separated by a wall so that's good. Last night we just about pushed our beds together, but that was mostly because of the two strangers in the room with us. So, we are chilling in our hostel in Florence right now before dinner. Hopefully I can fill up on some Florentine steak tonight which is apparently like a SUPER rare steak they are famous for making. And a bit of wine too of course! ;-)
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