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6/18/08, Wednesday
Venice
I arrived! Today was a hectic day. The itinerary sent out earlier said we'd have tomorrow in Venice, but we actually leave port tonight. This afternoon was some people's only time in Venice. Alex (the other student on the cruise) and I explored around the main square, San Marco. My main impression of Venice so far is lots of people and very narrow walkways. The food is pretty cool. I had a ham and cheese wrap for lunch, only the wrap part was a pizza slice. I'm glad I'm staying an extra four nights to see Venice later.
A personal water taxi picked us up right from the airport. There aren't any cars in Venice, just boats. Taxis are boats, public transit vehicles are boats, personal vehicles are boats... (Hey look, it's a photo of Lauren in Venice! I'm posting photos of me now because there won't be very many from when I'm in Venice by myself.)
Gelato is a Thing in Venice. Also Croatia. I think I had Gelato every day on my vacation. They have all sorts of flavors - bitter chocolate, pistachio, tiramisu...
The cruise part is wonderful. I like the people a lot - probably because they're Techers - and the food... oh my goodness. I had the best, most tender steak I've ever had. Dinner was a four course meal. I hope they're not all like that or I'll come back really fat. But then we are walking all day. Tomorrow is Croatia. Here I come!
The Monet, our ship.
Venice
I arrived! Today was a hectic day. The itinerary sent out earlier said we'd have tomorrow in Venice, but we actually leave port tonight. This afternoon was some people's only time in Venice. Alex (the other student on the cruise) and I explored around the main square, San Marco. My main impression of Venice so far is lots of people and very narrow walkways. The food is pretty cool. I had a ham and cheese wrap for lunch, only the wrap part was a pizza slice. I'm glad I'm staying an extra four nights to see Venice later.
A personal water taxi picked us up right from the airport. There aren't any cars in Venice, just boats. Taxis are boats, public transit vehicles are boats, personal vehicles are boats... (Hey look, it's a photo of Lauren in Venice! I'm posting photos of me now because there won't be very many from when I'm in Venice by myself.)
Gelato is a Thing in Venice. Also Croatia. I think I had Gelato every day on my vacation. They have all sorts of flavors - bitter chocolate, pistachio, tiramisu...
The cruise part is wonderful. I like the people a lot - probably because they're Techers - and the food... oh my goodness. I had the best, most tender steak I've ever had. Dinner was a four course meal. I hope they're not all like that or I'll come back really fat. But then we are walking all day. Tomorrow is Croatia. Here I come!
The Monet, our ship.