Back Tracking to Venice...

Venice was incredible! I know that sounds cliche but there are no other better words to describe it. I have been in old cities now enough to understand the feeling of stepping into a piece of history, but I have never felt that feeling so much as I did in Venice. The entire city seems to be in another world. Everything is so layed back and all of the buildings are so old! The entire town makes you feel like you are walking back in the days of the Roman Empire or similar. The palace area is especially moving. The giant courtyard is almost overwhelming. Jennifer Rogers, Lindsey Holt, and I are all travelling together through Italy. We met up with Jennifer after leaving London and have since been having the time of our lives. We took an eccentric tour of Venice lead by none other than ourselves. We spent all day Monday just wondering the tiny streets and canals happening upon whatever came our way. We used no maps and really payed little attention to the signs. We took the wrong canal bus and actually ended up right in the middle of the Royal Palace area, what a grand fluke! We fed pigeons, posed with carnavel guys, and ate a LOT of gelato. It has been fantastic!