We only have a few minutes of online time but here is an update!
We spent the last two nights in Venice, Italy!
It was a really cool city.. very busy.. We did all the 'tourist' stuff..
Gondola ride, St. marks square, etc... All fun!
The Gondolier told us that over 20 million tourists go there every year!
Amazing but it felt like it.. Some of the narrow alleys there were so packed with people everyone just stopped.
We also noticed that things were seemingly really inexpensive (euro rate aside) We had a few 4 Euro lunch / snack breaks... Considering a Coke in Paris is 8 euro, thats a deal! I bought a carnival mask...
Venice is really really cool... I don't have enough time to write it all out but it was awesome!
The Gondola ride - a must..... Cliche aside it's awesome! Every meal we had was also on point.. From the street vendors and sandos, to the full sit down meals! We also got to go to a few "standing only" bars (There is only 1 seat on the whole island - seriously)
Tonight we are in Florence.. We are sort of iffy on the place, so we are only doing one night. the Train depot drops you off in a slum, but once you walk into the older area it is really nice.. We are staying at a nice 16th century building that is a hotel for the evening.. Just a drop in and they had room (Thanks EYEWITNESS BOOKS) ...
Tomorrow we are seeing the statue of David and the uffizi (sp?) museum, which is supposedly up there with the Louvre as far as quality! Then at 5:30 pm we are taking the train to Roma and who knows next!!
Ciao!
(Photos coming after we are back in Paris!)
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