Venice has been on my travel bucket list for years, and, joined by one of my oldest friends, I finally set off for the floating city.
Jetting off on a vaporetto, we were transported away from the bustling square of Piazzale Roma, and soon cruising up the Grand Canal, cameras already snapping away. I found myself gasping in awe as we went round every corner.
It's a rare occasion when you visit a place and it's exactly how you imagined it would be. Venice is just that. The crumbling buildings, the gondolas quietly floating past, the gondoliers in their stripey tops - it's all there. I often found myself asking how such a classically beautiful place could even still exist in our modern age. It's like another world.
We hopped off at the Ponte dell'Accademia, dropped our luggage off at our nearby accommodation (we stayed at Casa Accademia, very basic but fits the purpose and an absolute bargain in a brilliant location - find it on booking.com) and set out to explore and admire the scenes around us.
It certainly gets a thumbs-up from me!
Unfortunately, on the way back to our apartment we got lost in the maze of alleys (we soon realised this would be a recurring thing) and got caught in a torrential downpour complete with lightning and thunder. Our beds have never felt more welcoming than when we finally found our way back out of the rain.
Safe to say we kicked off our stay in Venice with a bang (pun totally intended)!
Love, Beth xxx
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