Day 2: Bergamo to Venice
We stayed in the lovely hostel for just 1 night and helped ourselves to the self-service breakfast. An interesting event occurred due to Janan's snoring and resulted in movement of bed by Gy and Wj to the kitchen! I was shocked when i realized the double bed opposite was missing when i woke up. Luckily i was able to tolerate the snoring in the bedroom.
Having breakfast
View of Bergamo from the hostel
Transfer of bed
The view of the quiet town in the morning from the bedroom
We left the hostel at around 9.30 am and walked to the train station. My original plan was to explore a bit of Bergamo in the morning before going to Venice but as we slept late the previous night, the general consensus was to forgo the exploration for more rest and head over to Venice directly.
Passing by some old buildings in Bergamo
Bergamo Train Station
As it was our first time taking trains in Italy, we did not know that there is a surcharge when we buy from the train counter. Thus, each of us paid 3 euros more which is 22.5 euros one way to Venice. As what Kian Shing say, sometimes we need to 还学费 (pay school fees) when we visit a new country.
We were a little surprised when we saw the state of some of the trains
We boarded this train that looks a little better
Playing cards on this side of the train
See the book and the notes that Mau, Ks and Venu are holding? So hardworking right?
I was taking photos of the scenery along the way
A glimpse of the snow capped mountains at the Italian Alps
Passing by a town
and a river and the mountains
The ride took about 3 hrs and we stopped at Mestre as i had booked the hostel at the town just outside Venice for much cheaper accomodation.
At Mestre train station walking to the hostel, I was leading 7 people for this trip
Passing by a church
and some statues
We unloaded our stuff at our hostel and went for some kebabs (as usual) for lunch near the hostel. After our lunch, we proceeded to take the bus to Venice!
At Venice Bus Station
Passing by a souvenir stall selling Venetian masks and other things
The weather in Venice was warm and we started taking a lot of photos of the beautiful city
On a bridge crossing a canal
In front of a church
Side view of the church
Open the window, hop onto your speedboat, and go!
A bigger square in Venice
In front of a museum
People on the gondola (the rides were very expensive so we did not take the ride)
Another group photo
Canale Grande (Grand Canal)
Lovely canal
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of St Mary of Health/Salvation)
The interior dome of the church
Interior facing towards the high altar
Check out the huge number of people taking the water bus
An empty square
An extremely ornate church facade
Human figurine blowing trumpet
An expensive looking restaurant with gondolas
The highlight of the day has finally arrived, Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square)
San Marco di Venezia (Saint Mark's Basilica)
The buildings in Piazza San Marco
Me with St Mark's Campanile and St Mark's Basilica
