On the road again...Venice!

Well, I made it back from Italy safe and sound. I keep telling myself that it's good that I'm home, I missed my family and friends and now I get to see them, so it's good. But I miss Italy, the scenery, the food, the vacation-ish lifestyle. It was definitely a good summer.

After leaving the Seppi's I went to Venice and Cinque Terre, below you'll find a brief recap of each destination and some photos. Enjoy!

Venice: Amazing. I love me a city by the water and well, it doesn't get more on the water than Venice. When I first arrived, I was shocked by all of the tourists; I realized I was pretty isolated from that portion of Italy as I was staying with a family and saw Rome with a local. The city itself was beautiful. I can't imagine living there though...parts of it seemed very surreal...like have a house without a porch, just a boat dock leading to your front door. I met some great people in my hostel and celebrated my birthday with some sambuca and an uncrowded night stroll on the Rialto Bridge.

While I was in Venice, I got to attend one of the world's largest art festivals, the Beinnale. I also took a short trip to Murano, the glass blowing island (very disappointing because you don't really get to see a creative glass blowing demonstration, just some guys making fruit, and catering to tourists. ) And also to Burano, the lace making island (where you don't actually see lace being made, but row after row of every color of house).

Check out some pictures:

Venice