Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Venice and Florence

I arrived in Venice in the afternoon. The hostel's website had a list of how to get there depending on where you were. After the airport, I got on a bus that takes you to the central bus station. It cost 3 euro. When I got to the central bus station, I bought a 24 hour waterbus ticket and hopped on the waterbus that would take me to the stop near my hostel. A 30 minute waterbus ride isn't that bad. I got to the hostel, went to my room, chilled for a bit. Realizing I forgot an alarm clock, I went out to see what I could find. On the bus ride, I discovered my ipod has an alarm clock on it. Problem solved. The next day, I went out to explore the city. I went to the Rialto bridge, explored around, managed to get lost a little bit. In the process of getting lost, I managed to find a synagogue and a Kosher restaurant. Go figure. I then decided to go to the other side of Venice and explore St. Mark's Square. I did not go into Doge's Palace because the line was too long and why bother if I feel no connection to it. I did take pictures of the outside of course. I walked around a little bit and saw a great thing: The Ferrari Store. Yes, I did go in and yes, I did buy a Ferrari....





...set of golf balls. I walked around a little more, got lost again, but found my way after a little while. I went back to the hostel and decided to go out for dinner at a little restaurant right next to the Rialto bridge. I sat outside, under a heater, got pasta and a dessert. The outside waiters/host were very friendly, energetic, funny people. After a wonderful dinner, I went back to the hostel, relaxed a bit, then went to sleep. This morning I made my way to Florence via train. I found my car and seat (Car 7, Seat 36: next to the window). I was unaware that the train made several stops before reaching its final destination. Getting on 2 stations after me was a nun who ended up sitting next to me (of course my חיnecklace was hanging out). Now to figure out what to do in Florence

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