Last weekend some friends and I took a trip to Italy! We originally wanted to head to Venice because it was the Carnivale but after finding out it was less expensive to detour though Milan we thought a trip there would be fun as well! This was one of my most favourite weekends while being abroad and I am now fully in love with Italy! Everything from the people, the architecture, the art and the AMAZING food was absolutely splendid. I cannot wait to go back!
Below are some photos from this excursion. This blogger website sometimes puts my photos out of order so the photos below start with our trip to Burano, an island in the Venetian Lagoons. While in Venice we thought it would be fun to take a boat trip to this island, as it is known for its bright colours and it's original Italian glass and lace. Despite only having 2 hours to explore, as you can see from the photos, it was delightful!
Some typical Venetian glass found in a shop:
The delicious rainbow buildings of Burano:
The canals in Burano ran right out into the ocean:
One of my travel companions named Siobhan (pronounced Shavon) is Italian. We were so lucky to have her along on the trip because she knows Italian and knew all of the hot spots to see. Her mother's maiden name and her middle name is Moretti, so naturally we had to try the Italian beer with the same name:
Siobhan's Soupe a la Peche (a traditional Italian dish):
Homemade lasagna:
No day is complete without Gelato! (mine is the Cantaloupe flavour):
Our first day in Milan. The sun was beating down on us and this was my first view after stepping out of the Subway...the stunning Duomo and square:
Italian tiramisu and cannolis:
My delicious Caprese sandwish...For someone who has always disliked tomatoes, I now know that Italians somehow manage to make them delicious:
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II... one of the world's first indoor shopping malls:
Myself with the Duomo:
Inside of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II:
the floor:
Dining al fresco by the Milan University:
Romulus and Remus:
Inside of the Duomo:
350 steps later and we are now on top of the Duomo:
Castello Sforzesco Roman ruins:
A man carving beautiful flowers out of vegetables:
Inside of Milan park:
A great idea for a park hangout spot - old chairs built into concrete in an amphitheater style:
Where DaVinci's The Last Supper is housed...Unfortunately all of the tickets were sold out so we didn't get to see it...But that just means I will have to go back!
Cannolis:
En route to the Milan flea market:
At the Prada flagship store...the first Prada store in existence!:
An Italian butcher with prosciutto hanging:
Inside the Milan Opera house:
Opera costumes:
Outside of the opera house:
And now on to Venice...Our stunning apartment that we found by pure luck:
check out those neat floors:
far exceeds the student hostels we have been staying in!
My quaint little room:
Our Venetian masks purchased for Carnival:
The outside of our apartment:
Outside our front door...passage way to the beautiful water:
The remnants of Carnival - confetti everywhere!
Some serious Carnival goers:
Rialto bridge:
View from Rialto bridge:
Inside Piazza San Marco... San Marco Cathedral:
Our gondola ride:
