Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Today we went to Venice! We took the train into the city, which took about 40 minutes (which I used to sleep). Once we got there, we had to book it to the Accedemia museum, because our train had been delayed. We finally got there after the fastest walking that I think we have ever done. The people at the hotel said that it would take us an hour to walk there, but with Fred as our leader, we did it in a little under 20 minutes!
The museum was nice and we stayed there for about two hours before we got unbearably hungry. We got some pizza and gelato, my regular meal it is becoming, and sat outside on the ground. We quickly learned that the pigeons are ruthless here! AAfter lunch, we made our way over to the Guggenheim museum. I stayed for a short while before leaving for the train station.
I had asked my leaders about going to meet Meredith at the station. They all seemed too excited for me to be able to see her! They also said that I would be completely fine walking by me since Venice is one of the safest cities in all of Europe. I really liked walking over there alone. It was very calming and refreshing to be away from the group for a while and just walk.
Meredith and her friend Joe got to the station around 4:20. I was just about to bust when I saw her! I was so excited! It was so nice to see someone from home!
The three of us wandered around the city all afternoon, even getting my second cone of gelato for the day! We Have to see some very famous places like the St. Marco square and the bridge of Sighs. It was a very nice afternoon. We ended up with a very nice dinner. We passed a restaurant which wasn’t very crowded and we were drawn in. they had some very cheap specials and said that they would not charge us any cover! The meal ended up being bery delicious and we even ended up getting free bread!
We headed back to the train station around 10:30 to head back to Padova. We were so tired and I am sure we all fell asleep on the train at one point or another. After getting back to the hotel, we all settled into bed! Me and mer shared one while Joe stayed in an extra bed in Andy’s room, which happed to work out! It was so nice seeing Meredith and I am so sad that she is leaving tomorrow!