We got lost in Venice!

Our journey from Vienna to Venice was our longest so far. 8 hours in total, half on a train and the other half on a bus. The scenery on the trip definitely made the trip more bearable though!

travelling in the front seats on the double story coach

Italian Alps

The first thing we noticed when we hopped off the bus was that we didn’t need thermals anymore yay!! It was noticeably warmer in Italy and the sun was shining for a change.

Venezia Grand Canal 

Leah looking into the distance

Venice is a very romantic city. All the lovebirds where out and about and so where the very public displays of affection, eww! The buildings are old and some are run down but it all seems to add character to this beautiful city. We got lost almost immediately but found this a great way to see the city, as we stumbled across little gems and photo opportunities in hidden alleyways. Besides, getting lost with a 17kg pack on is great DIY weight training!

We began our love affair with home made pizza, pasta and gelato straight away, devouring slices of Pizza as big as our heads for lunch yum yum! Leah also tried the popular Campari spritz. It was absolutely disgusting. Arvi’s aperol spritz slightly more drinkable. We also learnt to always eat pasta made by Italians not Asians, no matter how cheap it is.

Damn you Campari 

As there is no public transport or cars, we walked everywhere, sometimes in circles by accident. We saw some of the sights of Venice including the beautiful Saint Marco’s Basilica, a church with an interior covered with tiny gold mosaic tile designs.

this is just a tiny part of the church!

One thing we also noticed was all the fancy old ladies wearing fur around, Venice would be a PETA members’ nightmare! And we have never seen so many Venetian mask stores, one or more around every corner. We must look like poor backpackers with no money to spend because the people selling handbags and trinkets on the street left us alone.

"gondola, gondola good price"

Took another wrong turn