Venice [Europe 2012: The forgotten blog posts]

All of those romantic things you’ve heard about Venice are probably true.

I took this. It's actually this beautiful. No filters, no photoshop (except the words).

1. Beautiful views across the water
2. It's more fun to get lost in small alleyways than it is to know where you are. The island's not big enough to be truly lost.
3. AMAZING food
4. Grandiose architecture
5. Small tables set up for dinner in Plaza San Marcos
6. Great sex (wait, you hadn't heard that?)

One thing is not-so-true:

The Gondolas aren't romantic because you have to pay 80 EURO. That was about $120 when we were in Europe last summer (2012). And I’m all for getting spoiled, but that was more than our room cost for the night, and the ride is only 40 minutes. The other option would be to split a ride with another couple: because nothing says romantic like being on the water with total strangers who are trying to ignore you from the other side of the boat.

I can be content with the water bus.

I'll come back for you when I'm rich, Gondolas!