Venezia!!!

I don't have enough words to describe how much I loved this City. Out of the 6 Cities that we visited, Venice was my favorite.  I had to do some emergency shopping at Benetton. The 2 jeans that I brought for the trip broke. They didn't really break, the fabric just got so thin in between the legs that had 2 big holes in my inner thighs. I bought 2 pants that saved me the rest of the trip plus I love Benetton and what better than buying it in Italy. 

In Venice, I had the best pasta that I've had in my life. We walked outside of the tourist area and were starving. We saw 2 gondoliers walking towards a trattoria and that is where we went in.  We had a bottle of white wine with lunch and we also bought a liter of white wine at a local enoteca for €3. We did not go in the gondola because it was €80 per person. I was ready to pay for my 80 euros but my boyfriend did not want to and what was the point of going by myself. I should have tried harder to convince him. 

The line to go to the Basilica di San Marco was too long for the few hours that we were in Venice. Next time I will make sure that we go inside. I've heard the floor is made of glass and that will some day sink. I will go back to Venice for my gondola ride and I will make the gondolier sing for me. We did not see the pointe dei sospiri or the bridge of sights. I still don't know where it is. 

During the whole time in Venice I was singing this song. I was so happy to be in Venice and discover that it was so beautiful. I knew that I had to go some day but it was never at the top of my list of places to visit. I love surprises like that. I expected a lot of Paris and I was not disappointed but I was not surprised. 

This was a popular song in the 80's. I never saw Hombres G live but I would go anywhere to see them. I was a big fan when I was 7 and I still am. The song really starts at minute 1:26. The rest is just a cheesy introduction. 

At the ponte Rialto

Grand Canal 

The best home made wine

Piazza San Marco

Basilica di San Marco

Taxi 

This is where we had lunch

We followed these gondoliers to find a good local place for lunch

My lunch

Very happy after having Spaghetti, wine, coffee, and Tiramisu 

My 2 new friends :)

We returned to Rome that night. The plan was to go to the Fontana de Trevi to see it at night but, I was VERY hangover from the wine. We later heard that we were supposed to toss a coin in the Fontana de Trevi to return to Rome. I will return to Rome and will toss many coins to go back to Italy again and again.