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Matt and I spent 3 days in Venice, exploring the supposed 'most expensive city in the world', and really enjoyed our time there! Although very busy with tourists, we had a great few days, the weather was beautiful and warm, we had fantastic accommodation (Camping Village Jolly which was recommended to us by some friends), and we took time to explore a bit off the beaten track. The camping village we were staying in was about 15km out of Venice (about a 10min bus ride), and it had all the facilities we could have wanted and more! On site bar and restaurant, supermarket, pool AND it was one of the cheapest accommodations we had through Europe (even with our own private room)!
We spent a couple of days exploring and taking photos around Venice, getting lost, drinking espresso and trying to avoid the main tourist tracks. We saw more costume masks than we have ever seen in our lives (some of them quite scary!!), and lots of nice souvenirs made from Murano glass (Murano is an island off the coast of Venice which is the only place in the world that makes this special and highly sought after glass). Although we had heard alot about how expensive Venice was going to be, Matt and I have been operating with the mentality that you can find everything 'two streets back', at a cheaper price. We drank limoncello, had the strongest espresso of our lives and enjoyed delicious gelato. We comtemplated a gondola ride but the prices were pretty extortionate (80 - 180 euros for about half an hour), so we decided to flag it in lieu of a canal in either Brugge or Amsterdam.
Like some of the other large cities we have visited throughout the trip, we found Venice to be a very popular spot but the number of visitors didn't put us off. It's just too beautiful to miss, and so many perfect photo opportunities!
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Sule Awesome pics and don't worry, you'll be back in America soon I'm sure . Glad you had a great time and I wish you all a succesful European leg of the tour.
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