Travel: Europe - Visit Italy (Milan & Venice)
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Couple trip: June 2023
My husband had to go to work, so I piggy-backed on his trip. This is the first time I have also explored a foreign city by myself,
We visited:
Wandered over to see the vertical flats full of trees and wandered around the cute parkland of BAM.
Dumo Cathedral
The Brea District (It took almost 40 minutes for me to walk to the place I wanted to go to La Via Abraham Lincoln, a little street of coloured houses and lovely gardens. I spent all of 5 minutes there!)
Visited the botanical garden (However, it wasn't quite what I was hoping it would be).
Wall of dolls(An art installation in Milan, which started at the 2014 fashion show by various artists. It lists names of victims and photos of women who have been killed in violence, often by men they know, like their partner and family members. It depicts the sadness of the crime against women and the millions who have died viciously at the hands of the men who 'love' them. A powerful piece I’m glad I got to see).
I had a lovely time at Sesomie Park. There were red-bellied slider turtles just chillin’, a cute mermaid bridge, dogs playing in a water pool, and a little aquarium where I saw a cool octopus for the first time! That was a nice surprise! Plus, a little fashion art installation as well.
Venice (January 2024)
I had an extreme 24-hour trip with my sister to Venice. We spent most of our time on two smaller islands, Murano and Burano.
From Venice, we took the water taxi to the island of Burano. Unfortunately, the weather was very cold and drizzly, and the water taxis took close to an hour each time, because we had to go to Murano island first, then over to the island of Burano, which I wanted to see because of all the colourful houses. So, it took us over 6 hours to get to my little island and cost us 50 euros for the water taxis.
When we finally got to Venice, it was dark, but we had a little wander and found a coffee shop with a bloke who worked in Hull (an Italian lawyer) who gave us a free espresso, since I’ve never really had one and said we could go on the mailing list of a club round the corner (Thanks, but not my scene anymore). We also met an American who helped us get on the right water taxi back to the airport, as we were a little confused, stressed and tired by this point.
For food, I ate spaghetti, and my sister had pizza (because when in Italy, it's rude not to!), with a total of 22k steps walked, and it was nice spending time with my sister. However, the extreme 24-hour trip was a little much for me!
I hope that if you’re looking for some travel inspiration, you have found some! <3
Phoenix85
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