Bon Voyage & Bon Appétit

  It’s been both an eventful and a calm last few days.  The 29th was our last day in Venice! We spent the day wandering through the town… and we ended up walking all the way from one side of the island to the other. But to fuel our morning, we needed on last Italian treat. I got another affogato (with chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and coffee) while Liam got some breakfast ice cream.  Morning ice cream treats We found some lovely areas of Venice where locals were living, away from the crowds. I was quite surprised by the amount of green space in the city! Venetian park Always a beautiful corner  For lunch, we got some incredible sandwiches from L’Bacaro de’ Bischeri. This cute little place is tucked away in a small alley close to the Rialto Bridge and oh my the food was incredible. Both our sandwiches had one delicious ingredient in common, caramelized onions! The BEST sandwiches for lunch In the evening we caught a train to Treviso to spend a night by the airpo...

  Today we decided to take a little day trip to visit some of the other islands in the Venetian Lagoon.  Just a short 15 minute boat trip from Venice, Murano was our first stop. This little island is famous for its glasswork! The whole town is essentially shop after shop of beautiful handmade glass jewelry, art, sculptures, and more.  A little boat pulling into Murano Adorable hippo glass Orange themed jewelry  Little glass candies and sushi! Most of our time here was spent hopping from shop to shop, admiring the beautiful art. I also got an Italian affogato, or a coffee with whipped cream and ice cream, but forgot to take a picture! It was just so good I was absolutely engrossed. We also went for a glassblowing demonstration in the “Glass Cathedral”. This is an old cathedral which has been refurbished as a bar and glassblowing studio.  The Glass Cathedral The demonstration was very interesting and there was very dramatic music in the background as we sipped an ...

Canals, bridges, and gondolas… that’s right, we’re in Venice! Yesterday we arrived by train to this beautiful city. First views of Venice We took the Vaporetto (a little water bus) towards our hostel. This meant that our first views of Venice were from the water… just as the city was meant to be seen. Views from the water! After checking in, we spent the afternoon walking over bridges, finding cute shops, and getting tasty treats.  We came accross Liberia Acqua Alta, which claims to be the most beautiful bookstore in the world. It was very quaint, full of old and new books…. And some adorable resident cats! But I will say that Livraria Lello in Porto certainly has my vote as the most beautiful bookstore in the world.  Bookstore cat Continuing to wander, we saw ton’s of beautiful buildings… Venice just has so much history it’s impossible to describe it all. We had a bit of an interesting moment in the evening, as we realized that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was in Venice...