Venice

Have you ever been to Venice? I didn't expect it to be so beautiful. We arrived at night and took the bus as far as we could. Upon first site of the canal- even in the dark- I was already sold. We hopped a waterbus and headed down the Grand Canal to Venice's famous Rialto Bridge where we got off. Seeing the palaces along the way was breathtaking. Venice is almost hard to commprehend at first- a city with no streets, only canals and boats, and all these big beautiful buildings sitting on top of the canals. If only they lit them up in the dark! Once off the water bus we disappeared into a maze of medieval streets. I have never been in a city so hard to navigate! I was so thankful to have Matt there or else I would have been lost the entire time. Because we got such cheap airfare we treated ourselves to a nice hotel. We stayed 2 nights and wandered around the narrow winding streets during the day, eating delicious Italian food, enjoying the sites of St. Mark's square, sitting in on a Vivladi concert in a church, and seeing all the Carnival masks and costumes while imagining what it would be like to be there during Carnival which was just a week away. If you ever have the opportunity to go to Venice don't pass it up. It is sure to be one of the most beautiful cities you will ever see.