Rode on a train for the first time today! Even though it was only 5 hours it felt like 10. The coach we were in didn't have air conditioning, and with it being almost 90 degrees outside it made for a long ride. With around 2 hours left a guy came to tell us we could move to a coach that had air conditioning. It felt amazing! Me Lanie and Mimi went in one that had 2 other people in it. One lady with a cute dog that sat in her lap like a baby while she petted its stomach, and a guy that smiled to himself while the song My Girl blasted through his headphones. It was so funny. Every time you looked over he would have his eyes closed and a huge grin on his face. Sometimes he would even laugh to himself. A little over an hour later they both had got off and us three had the compartment to our selfs. Mimi went to pull on the bottom of a chair to make it lean back and it went all the way flat! You could say we got pretty excited. We pulled all three on each side all the way out making the whole area flat and cushioned, laughing the whole time. Then we sprawled out and enjoyed the rest of the ride. It was so much fun! First time we actually didn't want the train ride to end.
After we arrived at the station we hopped on another train, this one only 10 minutes, that took us to the station where we were meeting Pietro. He was the one we were renting the apartment from. He was super nice! While showing us the way to the place he pointed someone out and warned us she was a pick-pocketer. Then he picked up his phone and when he hung up told us he called the cops on her. Turns out he volunteers with the police to catch people like that.
The apartment was so cute!! You walked in to a little living room that had a bed off to the side, a red futon couch, and a small kitchen table against the wall. There was a small kitchen off to your right, and on your left, stairs that led up to a little loft where two more beds sat. Pietro gave us a map and wrote all over it. He showed us good places to eat, things to see, and two good ice cream shops. On one he wrote down their specialty gianduiotto and recommended we try it. They put freshly whipped cream on the side of some hazelnut ice cream, and you mix it together yourself. He made sure we didn't need anything else then headed off.
March and Sahra made dinner for us and it was delicious! We had seafood pasta. They also mixed together oil and vinegar for the salad and bread. I had never tried it on bread before, but I really liked it. Finally we had some yummy ice cream for dessert and were off to bed. Tomorrow we have all day to explore Venice, and i'm really excited! If its anything like the little I've seen so far, I know I'll love it.
Ciao!
Emily
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