Venice

The other night's four seasons concert was wonderful. It was actually a student orchestra from some sort of conservatory, but they were incredible. The soloists were really good.

Yesterday morning, Miles and I took a train to Venice, and honestly, Venice is one of the cooler cities I've visited. Everyone parks their cars on the outskirts, because there are so many canals and small rivers, one can not navigate by auto. Everyone must walk, and the city is quite confusing. There are water busses - basically really big boats that everyone takes to get around the city. They are really expensive if you just get one ride (5 Euros), but you can get an unlimited 24 hour pass for 10.50, and it is well worth it. The city is pretty hard to navigate by foot, and this helps. Yesterday Miles and I walked around just seeing the city, and in the evening it was the jewish holiday of Shavuot, and so I went the the famous Jewish Ghetto here, and was invited to a wonderful meal put on by of course, the Chabad here. I brought Miles along, and though he said he enjoyed it, I think it might've scared him a little haha. It was fun though.

Today, Miles got his train ticket, and then we walked around the city for a while before Miles left. After he left, I spent a while more taking in the city, window shopping, and avoiding the touristy areas. I was considering doing some of the touristy things today, but honestly couldn't bring myself to see another church or museum, so I decided against it and just walked around.

I was supposed to be here in Venice for another two days, but I feel like I have exhausted what I'd like to do in the city, so while earlier today I was considering going to Switzerland, I think instead, I am going to go to the beach for a day to relax off the last 25 days, and prepare for the next 25.