Adult Seaworld

Hahaha where to begin…? So over the past month we have been visiting surrounding cities and hilltop towns throughout Italy. I wanted to share these experiences with you all, especially before I go on fall break next week.

Starting with my least favorite…

So, if you know me you know that I pretty much equate heat to the devil. I am such a winter person its not funny. Sometimes I get so hot I will literally break down like a 5 year old. (sorry we all have our downfalls) This being said I have never been super keen to hot places such as Arizona and Florida. Keep this in mind while I discuss this first city please.

Sorry for all the Venice lovers out there I am just going to say it straight… I really did not love Venice or Adult Seaworld as we call it. We were pretty much just taking a train into the abyss of the ocean before we saw Venice coming up and we were all so excited. (We being my classmates, 12 architecture students plus Jayde and I) As the train arrived in the station we hopped up, grabbed our backpacks with clothes for the weekend and moved with the crowd off the train. The second we get off the train we were IMMEDIATELY hit by a heat wave and 30000% humidity. There was an uncountable number of humans buzzing around us and it smelled very strongly of seaworld. Because of this heat, humidity and absurd number of humans the name Adult Seaworld was coined as we stood on the platform waiting for our classmates. Our group moved off the platform and into the first parts of the city to get vaporetto tickets. Vaporettos are pretty much water buses that act as the public transit system in Venice. Okay so as our professor is attempting to get tickets, tourist are swarming all about. And yes we are also tourists but sometimes we forget this because we are currently living in Italy.

Anyways so we’ve got lots of humans around, it’s unbearably hot and 14 college students beginning to act like children because 2pm have yet to eat today. It was a mess. Long story short we get food, get out on a vaporetto, and begin our weekend. We start out by going to the Vatican’s installation at the Biennale and Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. (quick backtrack: so the biennale is the architectural exhibition/conference that happens every other year and is from June to November… pretty much it is just architecture heaven) Here are some pictures from the Vatican’s installation

Now this first day in Venice was September 14th which actually was my birthday. We went out and got dinner after dropping our bags off at the hostel. It was soooo yummy and I had the best cheescake of my life. The next day we toured Doge’s Palace, which is essentially the main government building that has been around for hundreds of years. Next was San Marco’s church which was absolutely breaktaking. It had gold mosaic tiled ceilings and you’re not allowed to take pictures.

After that we spent the rest of Saturday and all day Sunday walking through the Biennale exhibits. I fell in love honestly. I don’t need to bore you with all the details but here are some pictures that do not do it justice.

Unbuilding Walls German Pavilion at the Biennale

So overall Venice wasn’t a fan favorite at first because it was so overcrowded and unnecessarily hot but I loved the biennale and the rich history it had to offer.

More stories of our adventures coming this week :))

love and miss you all lots

gabi

Hello hello family and friends! Italy is better than ever and I would love to share my experiences with you all. By submitting your name and email you will get notified whenever I post :))

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