On a gondola, in Venice...
In front of a mask shop window...Venice
We took one train to Venice.
When we got there, we did a two hour orientation walk around Venice. During this walk, Kate accidentally slipped and fell into a canal. Luckily she fell onto a submerged step. The steps were very slippery!!
We went into an amazing chocolate shop, where we bought lots of mini chocolates. Delicious! (Though expensive).
We continued the walk and made our way through lots of narrow streets to the Piazza San Marco at the bottom of Venice.
There are lots of shops selling masks, and lots of shops selling glass!
Venice is an island. There are lots of different canals running through it. There are no cars. To get anywhere, you catch a boat (bus) or walk. We mostly walked.
The next day we caught a water bus to Murano Island. Murano Island is known for it’s glass. I learnt that most places are expensive – but turn a corner and you find the same thing 10 euro cheaper (Sabine).
We went shopping, and Mum and Dad bought us glass pendants with our initials. I also bought a lovely necklace and a clock (Sabine). Mum and Dad brought me a lovely blue Venetian glass necklace that I really liked (Chantal).
We had lunch on Murano, then we caught a boat bus to St Mark’s square. We then went on a Gondola. The Gondola’s are sleek and smooth black boats. They are very long, and take people on trips down the canals. The Gondolier stands up at the back of the boat and steers the gondola down the narrow canals, using one oar. We had many close calls, though we didn’t scrape once! If you are very lucky, your gondolier might sing, but ours only whistled!
Then after the ride we walked to the Bell Tower in the Square, which is opposite the Basilica and Doges Palace. Luckily, this Bell Tower is only accessed by elevator. Phew! At the top we had a lovely view of Venice.
After that me, Sabine and Dad found our way home, while Mum went shopping!
That night we had our last meal with the group. I (Sabine) was very excited about the tacky contest – the tacky contest (if you didn’t know) is a contest to buy the tackiest souvenir within the group, for 5 euro or less. In the end, me (Sabine) and Dad won by a large majority. Our tacky item was a naked lady holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
Mum and Chantal’s team lost.
That night we got to stay up really late playing card games and watching MTV with Kate and Ben.
Tomorrow we leave the group, and make our way to France …
We took one train to Venice.
When we got there, we did a two hour orientation walk around Venice. During this walk, Kate accidentally slipped and fell into a canal. Luckily she fell onto a submerged step. The steps were very slippery!!
We went into an amazing chocolate shop, where we bought lots of mini chocolates. Delicious! (Though expensive).
We continued the walk and made our way through lots of narrow streets to the Piazza San Marco at the bottom of Venice.
There are lots of shops selling masks, and lots of shops selling glass!
Venice is an island. There are lots of different canals running through it. There are no cars. To get anywhere, you catch a boat (bus) or walk. We mostly walked.
The next day we caught a water bus to Murano Island. Murano Island is known for it’s glass. I learnt that most places are expensive – but turn a corner and you find the same thing 10 euro cheaper (Sabine).
We went shopping, and Mum and Dad bought us glass pendants with our initials. I also bought a lovely necklace and a clock (Sabine). Mum and Dad brought me a lovely blue Venetian glass necklace that I really liked (Chantal).
We had lunch on Murano, then we caught a boat bus to St Mark’s square. We then went on a Gondola. The Gondola’s are sleek and smooth black boats. They are very long, and take people on trips down the canals. The Gondolier stands up at the back of the boat and steers the gondola down the narrow canals, using one oar. We had many close calls, though we didn’t scrape once! If you are very lucky, your gondolier might sing, but ours only whistled!
Then after the ride we walked to the Bell Tower in the Square, which is opposite the Basilica and Doges Palace. Luckily, this Bell Tower is only accessed by elevator. Phew! At the top we had a lovely view of Venice.
After that me, Sabine and Dad found our way home, while Mum went shopping!
That night we had our last meal with the group. I (Sabine) was very excited about the tacky contest – the tacky contest (if you didn’t know) is a contest to buy the tackiest souvenir within the group, for 5 euro or less. In the end, me (Sabine) and Dad won by a large majority. Our tacky item was a naked lady holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
Mum and Chantal’s team lost.
That night we got to stay up really late playing card games and watching MTV with Kate and Ben.
Tomorrow we leave the group, and make our way to France …
1 comment:
it's great following your adventures through Europe - you look like you're having a blast ... i'm not sure you'll want to come back to school/kindy!
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