This past weekend, I went to Venice. It started with trouble. It takes three trains to get to Venice and there was an accident on the railway during my second train ride. there was a nice older lady who tried to help me. She couldn't speak English and she wanted me to understand what was going on, so she found a man who could speak English and he told me everything. The accident caused me to be late for the third train, so I had to buy another ticket. I arrived at Venezia Mestre, the train station just outside of Venice, around 8 pm. Then I got lost trying to follow the instructions the website provided me on the way to the hostel I stayed at. A man helped me find the bus I needed to get and the bus driver took me to the street I needed to get off at. After a ten minute walk, following the instructions, I arrived at my hostel. I slept in a nice, comfy little bungalow. The next morning, I ate a delicious breakfast at the hostel and a shuttle bus took me to Venice. I only did some walking around in the near-by area, mostly because it's about a ten minute walk from the bus stop to the Grand Canal where all the shops are. First thing on my list was buying souvenirs, so I found a shop and bought a venetian mask and some Murano glass and I returned to the hostel. I went back to Venice that night to get the night-time feel and I'm glad I did. I found some more glass pieces that I loved and some warm ponchos that are great for this time of year. I returned to the hostel after three hours of walking around. The next morning I packed up to returned to Antibes. At the bus stop, I didn't know which side of the street to stand on, but an older lady and two older gentlemen helped me. They are really nice in Italy. Found my way back to the train station and hoped on my train. I'm starting to think that the term "train station" in Italy can be replaced by "shopping mall." The one in Milan was three floors with about as many shops as there are in a mall back home. I got back to my apartment around 11 at night.
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Nicole JohnsonI am a college student studying abroad in France. This is my journal of all that I see and experience on my journey. Archives
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