We went on a one day adventure to Venice for Carnival. Carnivale di Venizia is one of the most famous carnivals in Italy. It starts about two weeks before ash Wednesday and ends on Fat Tuesday originally it was a time when everyone would wear masks hiding the identity and therefore social class the person.
We got up at 6am on Saturday morning and took a 3 hour bust to Venice. After getting off the bus we had to take a water bus to actually get on the islands (Venice is made up of 117 small islands). Upon reaching the major "downtown area" we began searching for the perfect masks. Halfway though the day Mady, Libby and I met up with my roommates John and Caleb who were on a school trip to Venice. We continued to walk to the streets of Venizia (or at least tried to) seeing the elaborate mask and costumes. The streets were so crowded so moving with a group was quite hard with everyone pushing all ways trying to get everywhere. In the late afternoon right before sunset we bargained for a gondola ride, which took us through the water ways of the main downtown area. Our guide / rower Diego explained sites as we passed them (he has been doing this for 4 years and has only fallen in 3 times). On a side not if you ever have the chance to go to Venice do not go swimming or put your hands in the water. It is essentially their waste system. After the gondola ride we left the major city area to get away from the crowds for dinner. By 10:30pm we were back on the bus tired and full and ready to sleep the 3 hours home.
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