The Sinking City-Part Two

Random Alleyway

Zach and I decided to head back to the hotel before going out to dinner that night. We figured we would wander around and eventually find our way back. The weather was still amazing and we had no place to be. So we took off walking; over a bridge, through the square, down an alley, past some shops until I finally saw something that looked familiar. It was a sign that said, "Igloo". I had pointed it out to Sammie earlier that morning because it reminded me of the "Icee" logo. I was for sure I knew where we were going at this point, so Zach followed me. I did not know where I was going. We ended up at a dead end. Then we took another wrong turn and ended up farther away from the hotel. Roughly two hours after we began this journey, we found the right street and our hotel!

Zach's First Italian Pizza

Later that evening we headed out for pizza! We found a place near our hotel that served pizza, so we walked right in. We asked our server how large the pizza was because in Italy most pizza's are not the personal size that one would see in America. The smallest pizza here is still one that can be shared by two people. But our waitress assured us that the pizza was the perfect size for one person. Taking her advice, we each ordered our own. Well, she was full of lies. The pizza's were huge and could've easily been split between two people! Zach almost finished his pizza. I tried, but didn't come close. The pizza in Italy is so much better than American pizza. I will certainly miss it when I return to the States. After dinner, we stopped back by the place with the macaroons. I got a vanilla one this time, but didn't end up eating it until the next day.

Rialto Market

We checked out of our room before venturing out the next morning. We were able to leave our luggage at the hotel though while we checked out Rialto Market. This is the same market Sammie and I went to the previous day, but it was already shutting down. Every morning in Rialto Square, there is a large market consisting of fruits, vegetables, and raw fish. Fish of every kind, octopus, squid, crawdads. They were all very fresh, in fact some were still alive! All the raw fish were kept laid out in the open on ice. The smell was not pleasant, but it was very interesting to see. We bought two bananas from a guy at a fruit stand and walked around a bit before heading back to the hotel to pick up our bags. This time we didn't get lost! We actually made it back quicker than expected. We retrieved our bags then

Rialto Market

walked down to the Grand Canal to board the vaporetto. The dang tourists who boarded before us asked the man working if he needed a ticket, so we had to purchase tickets too. I mean, we totally would've slipped by without tickets. We didn't even look like tourists. We just had our luggage and cameras and Go Pros and map. Totally fit in with the Venetians. 

We enjoyed one last cruise down the Grand Canal, then boarded the train to Pisa!