Day 2 of Italy

Sunday was a day we had set aside for going to the island of Lido which has the beach. We started the morning off with a nice American breakfast from a local cafe that served a ham and cheese omelet, orange juice, and a cappuccino. From there we walked towards the Rialto Bridge once again so we could take the water bus over to the Lido island. It was about another 40 minute ride, but it was nice to get one last glance of our surroundings.

After we got off the boat we were surprised to see mountains in the background when looking towards San Marco island. Since it was a clearer day on Sunday, I guess it allowed us to view the Dolomite Mountains, which this link gives you an idea of what they look like up close. We sadly only saw them from a distance, but it was still pretty cool. From there we made our trek to the other side of the fairly small island to reach the beach. We weren't quite sure what to expect when we got there since we have never been to a European beach before...

Once we arrived we began looking for a place on the sand to sit... preferably away from men in speedos, old women in thongs, and the topless. We managed 2 out of 3, but ended up near topless women. This brings us to our next story. There was a guy sitting in front of us, we gave him the name Merv the Perv. The reasoning for this is, this guy had an area all set up so he could secretly have his camera hidden. Yes, that's right, so his camera could be hidden and he could snap pictures of these women that liked to bare all. We were having a complete fit because this guy was looking so suspicious the whole time and just creepy. One of the girls even had a boyfriend with her. Our thinking was... if the camera can see the girl, can't the girl see the camera? Anyways, I could rattle on and on about that just because of how disgusted we were by Merv, but we will move on! After we sat for a while, we walked along the water for a bit and then decided to grab a pizza before heading back to the main island. The pizza was quite delicious by the way!

We took the water bus back to the main island of San Marco and ended up having to leave a little sooner than expected because we decided to take the bus (on wheels) as opposed to the water bus. It was quite a bit cheaper, but man was it a cramped ride. We had to stand on the bus with about 50 of our other closest European friends, not even giving us an inch to move. We found out after buying our bus tickets for the ACTV bus that there was another option (ATVO), which would have been a WAY better option (for those who plan on traveling to Venice). But, oh well... we were never so happy to get off a bus before, that's for sure!

We arrived at the airport with quite a bit of time to spare, so we got our boarding passes and found a place to eat and what a surprise, but we had pizza!! Once again, it was very delicious. From there we checked out a few shops and then just waited at the gate for our plane to arrive. Oh and just for the record, out of the 3 planes we have taken since being over here, TUIfly has been the only one that leaves on time and arrives early. So when in Europe and you need to fly, use them! Plus they have cool little screens on the plane that show your current location and how much longer you have left. Kept us occupied anyways. Well that about does it for Italy.

Sadly this was our last planned trip while being over in Europe. Only about 2 weeks left until we are back in the states!! Enjoy the pics!