Venice

Sadly, our time in Venice has been very short. But the last two days have been spent well. We took a walking tour around the city and although it was very interesting, some of the information that was crammed in my head is probably gone already. But something that stuck out to me from the tour was the secret synagogues for the Jews in world war two. We didn't go inside, but looked at the Hebrew, that only Jews could understand, written on the wall saying it was a place Jews could worship. I found it interesting to look at a place where people risked their lives, and I wonder what has all happened in that building. Actually, I wonder what has happened in all the buildings. Since Venice was made in 500-700 AD after the Roman Empire fell, a lot has happened here. I wonder about the history that has played itself out here over many centuries, and I wonder what has all happened on the streets that I walk on today.

Wandering is something that we have done lots of, as would anybody in this place. Although, we're very good at getting lost. But the setting of canals, pretty old buildings, cafes, and small streets is a very nice place to get lost in. It was charming and quaint the minute we got out of the train station, and instantly a different world. There are two ways to travel here: on foot and by boat. I love all the walking. Of course, there are no cars as you probably know. I found it really cool to instead of hopping on a bus, you hop on a boat.

We went to three islands around Venice: Lindo, Murano, and Burano. Burano had the most colourful and vibrant buildings I've every seen. Murano was the island where, a long time ago, they made the murano glass makers go to because they kept burning up parts of Venice with their glass making. So they're famous for their glass, and there definitely was lots of it. Lindo was a sleepy little place with a beach and other stuff. What I've like is that in all these places, we've only been to one basilica. I really enjoy going to old cathedrals, churches, and other old buildings, but I have seen lots of them. So it was nice to just have one basilica to see, which was St. Marks basilica in Venice.

Well, Venice was awesome. I felt like I was walking inside of Pinterest, except it was way better than anything Pinterest has to offer. But what helps with the sadness of leaving here is going to Cinque Terre.

Sorry folks, no Harold today. I'm especially sorry to Taya. I feel bad for excluding him on this post, but I just forgot.

Venice's nightlife is really cool with all the lights.

The canals look nice, but when you flush your toilet, well, it all goes into

 the canal. My advise: stick to the sidewalk.

Burano with it's colourful buildings.