Day #7 - A rainy day in Venice

Alright...so we're now 5 days behind in the blog - time for a mondo update!

So...back to our last day in Venice. Well, we woke up that day, and it was raining. :( No more nice weather for us. It kind of dampened the mood a bit, but we still decided to go see the Accademia, which is Venice's best museum of art. On the way there, we stopped over by the Rialto bridge to shop a bit at the street markets. They have plenty of fun souvenirs in Venice, but everyone will just have to wait and see because we won't tell what we got for you all. :) Once we got to the Accademia, we were surprised because we had heard there would be lines, but there actually weren't that many people were there. It was only so-so art though - and the same type we'd seen a LOT of on the trip already, of Italian religious works and some landscapes and such. It sure made us appreciate the other art museums we'd already seen a lot better. :)

After the museum, we grabbed some lunch at the cafe on the corner. Our food was amazing - definitely the highlight of the day probably. We both got toasted sandwiches at the cafe, and then ate our fresh fruit mix that we had gotten that day at the market - fresh pineapple, kiwi, strawberries, grapes...oh it was so good. :)

After lunch, we just shopped a bit more, but didn't buy much. We went back to the hotel pretty early in the afternoon, and just hung out there, reading a bit and - of course - watching some Italian MTV. :) We LOVE the music videos here, our favorite is "Grace Kelly" by Mika - look it up if you haven't heard it - we guarantee it WILL get stuck in your head!

For dinner, we just ate at the self-service cafeteria-type restaurant nearby. We have both decided that we are sick of Italian food! Not so much the food itself, but just the way it's served in Italy - the whole custom of getting a bread basket, then pretty much the same type of overpriced pasta anywhere you go, then waiting 45 minutes to get your check and pay. So, paying 5 euros for cheap, quick food - I even got a hamburger and fries! - was a nice change of pace.

That night, we still wanted to do something, so we decided to just go to a place in the neighborhood to hang out and read a bit. We found a nice restaurant/cafe place, and stayed there for 3 hours or so, and got a cappucino and later some gelato. The two guys working there were really friendly and talked with us a bit, and asked me for a kiss on the cheek. It was funny. So, all in all, not the most eventful sightseeing day, but sometimes I guess you'll have that. A good day nonetheless.