Eww Volcanoes!! LOVE VENICE!!

So I haven't written in a few days...I know so much for updating the blog everyday. Well its mostly because I didn't have free internet, so besides for a quick email to my mom that I had made it to Venice ok that was all my internet usage!

The last day of Vienna was actually pretty interesting because we went to this science museum with all these cool taxidermy animals...sounds kind of weird but it was actually really cool. We also went to this really cool local pub and the one guy that works there was from San Fransisco, it was a really awesome experience.

The next day we went on a SEVEN HOUR bus ride to Venice. It was a long ride but it was totally worth it to be in Venice! Venice was beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic and every other good adjective you can think of! I just want to live there!! Its soo pretty and as soon as we went to the main island on a train I knew I was going to love it! The first day we went to San Marco, the main square there and then went and ate the best spaghetti and lasagna I have ever had!!

The next day we got up nice and early to tour the old palace and church in San Marco square. After that the day got even better we rode a gondola, which even for 15 euros was totally worth it...only bad thing is that we had an old man as our gondola driver...but later in the afternoon it was made up for when this really cute gondola driver totally blew us a kiss and winked at us! He might have to be my new boyfriend! We sat at the pier for a long time and even saw this girl get pooped on by a bird. It was a relaxing/entertaining afternoon!

Today was the most interesting day maybe of all. We got to the airport only to find out that no flights were flying in Europe! Awesome! Stupid volcano in Iceland! So instead we hoped on a train in Venice and got to Rome in about three and a half hours. It has been an interesting day to say the least. We got here relaxed for a while then went on this really awesome night tour of Rome that included the Trevi Fountain which was really pretty at night. Also our tour guide Tad was so much fun and told us all kinds of behind the scenes information. Now its time for a shower and bed. Its been a really really long day for real! Hopefully this volcano ash will settle down so we can fly to Barcelona on Monday but for now I will just enjoy Rome and Italy. My favorite country on this trip so far!!