carnivale!

we went to venice for carnivale and it was AMAZING. everyone is dressed up in the outragous incredible costumes which dresses from like the reneissance or middle ages or old times who knows what, but all are incredible. they also have performances like are like from a circus or soemthing. its lots of fun! during the day we just walked around, took a boat from our hotel to st marco where lots of stuff is happening. they are known for their amazing sea food, so everyone loved it...i like a good little jewish girl kept to my pasta and tomato sauce. mmmm.
anyways, thursday night we took an overnight train so we got there at like 530am. we then took a boat (since you travel by boat always) to our hotel where they let us check in and we took a nap. we woke up and made our way to st marco where all the stuff was happening. we went into the bascilica which was sooo big and beautiful. while everyone went into the museum and up the tower, my friend (who is also coming back to venice) and i just walked around. it was incredible. and lots of fun. as always, they have a road full of designers and a ton of stores for venetian glass. we also bought masks to wear (which people where all day and all night).
we had a pretty good dinner then got the famous 17 euro bellinis at the famous harrys bar, where they were first made. apparently hemmingway or someone hung out their a lot....prob not hemmingway but some famous author.
anyways we then walked around and basically any square u find at night has music, djs and everyone dancing and drinking in their costumes and masks. yes most poeple treat it like halloween.
we went back early to sleep and wake up for monaco where they make the venitian glass and have little glass blowing shows. it was cool, just like any other glass blowing iv seen. the glass is sooo pretty there. we then spent the WHOLE day shopping for anything from jewlery to christmas ornaments. we then got a lunch where everyone had great seafood and i had pasta with tomato sauce. it took 5 hrs since they are SO slow. we then ordered choc cake, which like the last choc cake i had wsnt so great. they are all dry here and not very chcolately. its ok tho cuz i got a ton of gelato this weekend to make up for it!
we then came back and changed (sadly missing sasha....it was way too crowded and hard to try to meet up and timing wsnt good :-().
so ya we came back and that was where carnivale was insannnne. it was just as fun as during the day, times 19370291172037. their were still performances and people were practically just drunk and dressed up and masked up and it was awesome.
we went to st margarita where they had a dj and a TON of people where there dancing and drinking. we def had a lot of fun!
the next morning while some of my friends went on the gandala, my friend who is coming back and i got a breakfast on the water, which was really nice. we then only had a 5 hrs train ride back on eurostar- which is the fast high class trains.
venice is def amazing and i am so excited to be going back! it is absolutly gorgeous and its so nice to be by water. it wsnt even that cold there, esp during the day when the sun was out. it was so nice and warm (even warm for me and my mom). it will also be nice to go back when there isnt carnivale, it was very crowded...def crazy and fun, just really crowded. reminded me a little like disneyworld. it will be fun to see venice as venice without carnivale too! none of us wanted to leave, but im glad im coming back!