Day 3 Venice/Modena (Culture x2)

We woke up the next day feeling ready to conquer Venice. Unfortunately, Jack had a bruise on his face in the shape of an orange. The Battle of the Oranges had an effect on him, and he was sore as ha stretched out in our comfortable beds. For breakfast we went to a restaurant called Eggslut that a couple of the locals recommended to us, it turned out to be one of the best egg biscuits I have ever had and its all thanks to the local people who told us to go here because it was a little out of the way and wouldn't have been our choice otherwise. We put on our walking shoes and hit the streets to discover the famous city of Venice. We soon learned that Venice is known as the city built on a water. It is slowly sinking into this water, and it is sad to think that it may not be here one day, as waters rise around the world. As we walked along the cobbled streets, we saw vendors and stores galore. There were people selling masks everywhere because Venice is known for their masquerade balls (CULTURE), so Me and Luke bought one as a keepsake to remember Venice. It took us a couple of hours to make it to the famous St. Marks Square. St. Mark's Basilica is a cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. Its architectural structure was breathtaking as we gazed upon its amazing domes and peaks.
 We were fortunate enough to catch a boat taxi that was able to take us to the island of Murano. It is famous for its glass-blowing artists that create blown glass art that is sold all around the world.

By the time we had made it back to Venice we were long overdue for a late lunch, we decided to stop at the La Palanca, Guidecca where we split a dish of oysters and linguini and a dish of chicken Alfredo, which was enough to hold us over until dinner. We finished it off with incredible Tiramisu that was made by Venice's finest.  As we sat around discussing the rest of the day, we realized we still needed to drive all the way to Modena. Yet, we knew there was still one more thing we all wanted to do. We took a gondola down the lagoon waters back to where we would exit from Venice.

After that, we hopped in our rental and took off to our next location. The incredible scenery made our drive pass quickly. We arrived at Modena to the loud toll of the church bells. 6'o clock, just in time for a nice meal in the city. After a day walking, we were ready for some sit-down dining. We settled on a local restaurant called Trattoria Bar Potini, and where we had a very nice variety of Italian food ranging from the Eggplant Zucchini Parmesan that Blake had to the freshly caught Seafood Pasta (CULTURE) that Jack got. We were still very full from our large lunch, so we just had tortellini soup for dinner. It was very interesting to see the eating culture of those in the country. One group had finished their meal when we arrived but was still talking to one another when we were leaving. We learned later that mealtimes can sometimes last up to three hours long. Soon, we headed to our apartment  to get some rest but first we played a couple rounds of the Snakes and Ladders which is an Indian version of the US game called Chutes and Ladders.