When I was planning my summer trip, I sorta took Joann's schedule into consideration knowing that she will join me somewhere around so we could visit our dream place, Greece together. After much thought and consideration, we decided to meet in Italy as flying from Rome is one of the cheapest way to get to Greece.
I was supposed to touch down at Venice a day earlier than Jo. Unfortunately, I booked the wrong date for our transport. Ever since I've started planning my trip, I wanted to try all kind of transportation. So I picked an overnight train to Venice from Vienna. Clearly, it was a wrong move. We were already in the train, unpacked our stuff and getting comfortable with the tiny room space, the ticket inspector came and knock and asked for our tickets.
I ● BOUGHT ● THE ● WRONG ● TICKET
Just because it is an overnight ticket, there's a confusion on the train time and so, I booked the ticket for 1st instead of 30th of June. I called Anna, our Airbnb host immediately to tell her our situation. Fortunately, she took us back. (Un)Lucky for us, the ticket is usable the next day. We earned another day in Vienna and still get to ride to Venice without spending another penny on the expensive train ticket. You know, there is two sides to a coin.
The ticket cost us €124 per person, where we get a triple bunk bed sleeper compartment with a bathrom all for ourselves. It wasn't exactly comfortable, but sleeping while rolling down the track saves time and cost of a hotel. Also, they prepared us simple breakfast with buns before leaving the train. It is a good experience, although I'm pretty sure I'll not do this again if it is not necessary.
Jo & Jeff landed a little bit later, by the time they meet up with us, it was already lunch time. So we head out lunch before heading to the apartment. I supposed the train station we got off is one of the main central in Venice, there were plenty of choices. We just have to pick one we're comfortable with.
squid ink everything.
the seafood pasta
one does not simply say no to tiramisu, in Italy.
Reunited with my love!
Meet up with Jo and Jeff, dropped our luggage and off to the mad color houses
- Venetian Island of Burano -
brightly colored houses
Meet up with Jo and Jeff, dropped our luggage and off to the mad color houses
- Venetian Island of Burano -
Venice is famous for its bad food, or its expensive food. Or, bad and expensive food. I've done enough research to know that. Yet, we chose to dine at Burano, the main tourists area. Mainly because when we were strolling around the street, this (seemed to be) very friendly lady talked to us, knowing that we are from Malaysia, she speak to us in Malay as she's from Thailand. We sort of had a short conversation and she invited us to dine at the restaurant she's working at. Biggest mistake we'd made! Mumsy prefers tomato based spaghetti so she ordered a mushroom spaghetti and another friend of ours ordered a chicken spaghetti. When the bill comes, we're shocked to know that the mushroom spaghetti and chicken spaghetti is priced at (almost) the same as our seafood spaghetti. I feel like we were being ripped off.
€2 per head for these breads/cover charge.
applied to most (if not all) restaurant here in Italy
so not worth it!
So mushroom is more expensive in Venice, I guess?
So mushroom is more expensive in Venice, I guess?
more squid ink
and seafood!
beautiful sunset while waiting for boat ride back to our stay.
day 2
We didn't leave Venice until early evening. Packed our luggage and put in the store provided by our apartment host (they charged us, I think.) and did a little explore before leaving.
fairly good brunch at Gino's
Trust me, we really wanted to take the gondola ride.
but it was scorching hot we'd pass that and stay under the shades.
but it was scorching hot we'd pass that and stay under the shades.
food porn. smirk
Till we meet again, Venice.
maybe when it is cooler.
xx, Shan
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