Because we had so much time off, Ally and I decided to go to Italy for 10 days. The plan was to fly into
Milan, then go to Venice, Rome, Florence, then home from Pisa. We thought it was going to be ridiculously fun and awesome, which it was... but we forgot one minor detail, it's winter time here, and it's FREEZING!!!! So our lesson for this trip was don't travel from a cold place to an even colder place... or better yet, don't travel at all during winter vacation and stay in Spain, where the whether is cold, but not 1 degree celsius or even zero.
Milan, then go to Venice, Rome, Florence, then home from Pisa. We thought it was going to be ridiculously fun and awesome, which it was... but we forgot one minor detail, it's winter time here, and it's FREEZING!!!! So our lesson for this trip was don't travel from a cold place to an even colder place... or better yet, don't travel at all during winter vacation and stay in Spain, where the whether is cold, but not 1 degree celsius or even zero. Anyways, back to the recap. We left Huelva the night of the 30th and spent the night in Huelva with another Seattlite, Maria. She was kind enough to let us stay at her place since we flew out so early the next morning for Milan. When we arrived in Milan the 
weather was cold. We went to our hostal and it turned out to be a really nice hotel, it's probably one of the best places we've stayed in... if only they were all like that. You can see the video below. The breakfast was also amazing. But besides the hotel the only thing in Milan was the cathedral, while it's cool... eh I was super impressed. However, for new year's eve Ally and I thought to walk around and go to the big plaza and maybe there'd be a countdown or something... but it was snowing... and we were freezing, and after toughing it out for a few hours, we couldn't bear to stand outside after they kicked us out of the metro, so we headed back to our hotel and watched some TV. All in all, it was an uneventful way to ring in 2009, but it was better than turning into a snowwoman.
weather was cold. We went to our hostal and it turned out to be a really nice hotel, it's probably one of the best places we've stayed in... if only they were all like that. You can see the video below. The breakfast was also amazing. But besides the hotel the only thing in Milan was the cathedral, while it's cool... eh I was super impressed. However, for new year's eve Ally and I thought to walk around and go to the big plaza and maybe there'd be a countdown or something... but it was snowing... and we were freezing, and after toughing it out for a few hours, we couldn't bear to stand outside after they kicked us out of the metro, so we headed back to our hotel and watched some TV. All in all, it was an uneventful way to ring in 2009, but it was better than turning into a snowwoman.After Milan we took the train to Venice. Upon arrival we walked out of
the train station and the city was amazing. Although once again... COLD and cloudy. We followed the instructions to find our hostal, but it turned out that they weren't very accurate due to the day being Jan 1st, and nothing runs properly on that day. But in the end we managed to find our hostal and it wasn't in Venice, Venice it was a 10 minute bus ride from Venice, which was a little annoying. After settling into our room, we decided to go in search of some food. Because of the holiday there wasn't anything really open, we saw a few bars but there really wasn't much to eat. We were both so cold and hungry while we walked, but everything seemed to not be what we were looking for. Finally I noticed some lights and we go over there.. it turned out to be a Pizzeria & Restaurant. So in the end we found food, and no one was frozen.
the train station and the city was amazing. Although once again... COLD and cloudy. We followed the instructions to find our hostal, but it turned out that they weren't very accurate due to the day being Jan 1st, and nothing runs properly on that day. But in the end we managed to find our hostal and it wasn't in Venice, Venice it was a 10 minute bus ride from Venice, which was a little annoying. After settling into our room, we decided to go in search of some food. Because of the holiday there wasn't anything really open, we saw a few bars but there really wasn't much to eat. We were both so cold and hungry while we walked, but everything seemed to not be what we were looking for. Finally I noticed some lights and we go over there.. it turned out to be a Pizzeria & Restaurant. So in the end we found food, and no one was frozen. The following day we went into Venice, Venice and started to see the city. We almost got a ticket because we didn't have enough bus fare. We only had one ticket, but two bodies. I just assumed that no one would check, but of course, because we are the luckiest people in the world, there had to be people checking, and they caught us. I was trying to play du
mb, like we didn't know we had to verify it. The officers didn't really speak English, and we don't speak Italian, so let's say it was a scary situation, and when he began to write down something that looked like a ticket in my mind I was like, "Mierda, joder, joder, joder, joder!!!!" Ally looked at the paper and it said 180... and panic set in and we both looked at each other trying to figure out what to say. After asking whether we could just buy a ticket on board, the officer tells us that we just pay him, and I say how much, he said 1.80. He was actually writing us a receipt for our ticket on board, and it wasn't a fine... thank BUDDHA!!!! That was a close call, but we made it out.
mb, like we didn't know we had to verify it. The officers didn't really speak English, and we don't speak Italian, so let's say it was a scary situation, and when he began to write down something that looked like a ticket in my mind I was like, "Mierda, joder, joder, joder, joder!!!!" Ally looked at the paper and it said 180... and panic set in and we both looked at each other trying to figure out what to say. After asking whether we could just buy a ticket on board, the officer tells us that we just pay him, and I say how much, he said 1.80. He was actually writing us a receipt for our ticket on board, and it wasn't a fine... thank BUDDHA!!!! That was a close call, but we made it out. Now, how was Venice you ask? It's hard to explain the beauty of the city, but it's also hard to appreciate it when you're worried about not feeling your toes or fingers. There is something about Venice that is very alluring, probably because it's a city that uses boats instead of cars. I don't know, whateverthe reason I loved it and it's my favorite city in Italy as of now. We walked all day, everywhere around
Venice, we went to see St. Mark's Square which was nice... but not spectacularly fascinating. We decided it'd be an awesome idea to take a water taxi... unfortunately it was foggy, we couldn't see anything, and did i mention it was VERY COLD. We were freezing, and Ally seriously thought she had frost bite on her toes, because she couldn't move or feel them. It was quite uncomfortable.
Venice, we went to see St. Mark's Square which was nice... but not spectacularly fascinating. We decided it'd be an awesome idea to take a water taxi... unfortunately it was foggy, we couldn't see anything, and did i mention it was VERY COLD. We were freezing, and Ally seriously thought she had frost bite on her toes, because she couldn't move or feel them. It was quite uncomfortable. Our last day in Venice was relaxed, we walked around some more, tried to get some better pictures, because the sun decided to show up, of course right as we were about to leave, but I guess that's how the cookie crumbles.
That's the first part of our adventures and now we're off to Rome, Florence and then Pisa.
Besos,
Ngoc :)
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