For our first time in Venice, we did not plan a long stay. The goal of the trip was to see as much of Italy as we could. So, naturally, a lot of sites and cities got left out this time.
Our boat ride from the train station in Venice to Hotel Elena, which is where my friend so kindly let us use his points to pay, was very rocky. Since my fiancée and I have virtually no sea-legs, we had a hard time.
I managed to take some pictures of what we were seeing, but it was due to rain any minute. The pictures I took reflected how I was feeling: sick from the waves, a little sad that the only day in Venice seemed like it was to rain all day, and a little too focused on getting to the hotel to put our heavy packs down for the day.
After a brief rest on a bench in the courtyard of our hotel, we set off on foot to see Venice!
There was a point that Amanda and I both recognized as the end of “off the path” Venice, where the top of a bridge gave us a clear look at the amount of tourism that Venice hosts per day. It’s a lot more than you could imagine.
We struggled through crowds and rainy weather for a couple hours. The pictures I took were… okay. I longed for the sun to come out and bring this city to its full glory. But I figured that we only had one day, and if the skies didn’t clear, this was what Venice would look like for me.
So we kept walking, and I kept snapping.
About the time we got to one of the world’s most famous bridges, Ponte Rialto, the rain had stopped. As we began to head back to the hotel, bright and sunny Venice came out to play.
Allora Studios 