We arrived in Venice on Thursday evening and made the easy walk to our hostel winding through the small streets and bridges over the famous canals.
We were greeted by a friendly staff and, after storing our things, we settled in for an evening with the other hostel stayers.
Dinner was included at this hostel so everyone enjoyed sangria and music in the kitchen while our hosts prepared the meal.
After a while of drinking (sangria and a jungle juice concoction) we finally ate our paste meal.
The mood soon turned back into party mode and we enjoyed an evening full of random conversation with cheerful guests.
Finally around 1am, we settled into bed for a much needed rest.
Or so we thought.
Camille was kept up almost the entire night due to bed bugs (apparently they don’t enjoy the taste of Corinne).
She woke the next morning covered in bites, itching and red.
After slathering on some cream, we set out for our day in Venice.
Along with some friends we’d made the night before, we made the winding walk to San Marco’s Square. We were hoping to catch a ferry to the nearby island of Lugano but the ferry-men were on strike. With a boat taxi costing 60euro each way, we decided to opt for something else. We toured the inside of the cathedral on the square and wandering the small streets before finding an agreeable place for lunch. After the meal, we took a 50cent gondola ride across the biggest canal. The speedy ferry is packed so full you have to stand for the duration of the ride (ignore that no standing in a boat rule). We wobbly made it across, clutching our neighbors in the hopes of not tipping the boat. Successful, we celebrated with gelato with our friends.
After returning to the hostel, we grabbed our bags and headed to the train station. As usual, we had another train to catch.
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