Fri 28 Sep
Waking up before 0500 isn't usually pleasant. But it is if you're heading to Venice for the day! We boarded bus, train and boat before reaching St Mark's Basilica - the most famous sight in Venice. The architecture and ceiling paintings were amazing. We wondered around the town, managing to get food at a cafe and trying to sit down outside it. However, we were met with menus (the Coke was 9.80 euros) and angry waiters telling us we weren't allowed to sit there. After a wait, we were invited into another cathedral where we were given its history. After a (relatively) short walk, we were met with long, long lines to queue up for what we thought was lunch. However, it turned out that a bridge was broken, and we could not walk to our lunch venue (inside the Arsenale - a Navy yard) but instead had to queue up for a 3 minute boat ride.
Upon arrival, we were met with more walking and more queueing before being served lunch, to our relief. Following this, we heard more speeches, before heading back on the boats then the train then the bus back to the Village.
Waking up before 0500 isn't usually pleasant. But it is if you're heading to Venice for the day! We boarded bus, train and boat before reaching St Mark's Basilica - the most famous sight in Venice. The architecture and ceiling paintings were amazing. We wondered around the town, managing to get food at a cafe and trying to sit down outside it. However, we were met with menus (the Coke was 9.80 euros) and angry waiters telling us we weren't allowed to sit there. After a wait, we were invited into another cathedral where we were given its history. After a (relatively) short walk, we were met with long, long lines to queue up for what we thought was lunch. However, it turned out that a bridge was broken, and we could not walk to our lunch venue (inside the Arsenale - a Navy yard) but instead had to queue up for a 3 minute boat ride.
Upon arrival, we were met with more walking and more queueing before being served lunch, to our relief. Following this, we heard more speeches, before heading back on the boats then the train then the bus back to the Village.
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