After spending a night over in Milan, the next day, we are ready to head to Venice!!!

One thing i hate about joining tours is —they always want to rush you, everything you do, there’s a time given. So i’m kinda glad that we got extra time in this case to take a pic of what i’m wearing !!!

Turtle-neck paired with a jump-suit & my boots which i grew to love it so much along the trip!!

Do you find their cloak room to be a little colourful ?? hehehe

Got my hair tied up in a bundle….d easiest way to manage your hair while traveling !!

Our drive to the dock takes about 3 hours. Since we are driving from Milan. So along the way…..we again, stopped @ Autogrill for our lunch break. This time, we get to taste the local Pizza !!

Yeap, by the name of Spizzico…

I find food in Italy is kinda healthy, why?? because most of them are being soaked in Olive oil. The below fries for example…according to my sis…is grilled…not fried in olive oil. Healthy??

And then there’s the Pizza!!!!

looks yummy ??? Throughout the whole trip in Italy, i didn’t come across any Pizza Hut…hehehe…i never asked them questions like where is Pizzahut or stuff like that, but i guess if they were to have Pizza Hut, indirectly it’s a humiliation to them. No?? And talking about the choice of Pizza in PizzaHut, like cheesie crust or stuffed crust…non of those pizzas existed in Italy. So tell me where Pizza hut got their menu from ???? mmmppphh….

I kinda like it when the shape of the plate is the same as the pizza !!! The “sophisticated-ness” …..

Me cam-whoring with the pizza !!

What about their Salads?? Being held inside a nice little pancake basket! And most of the Autogrill (Kiosk) you go to, there are plenty of salad dressings available. When i say “plenty” basically, there were just many bottles of olive oil available. hehehe….no thousand island or what-so-ever.

We arrived @ the jetty, waiting for the boat to take us over to VENICE!!! As some of you might already know, Venice is a city that’s built on water. Meaning the only transportation they have is either boat or the infamous gondola.

Cam-whoring while waiting to board the boat…….

In the boat….can you see the captain just above my head?? and my friend smiling creepily behind my back…haha

These shots were taken while i was still in the speed-boat to the Venice island!! And i took the shots behind the dirty glass panels on the speed-boat. The colours might appeared to be a little off and inconsistent. Please bear with it!!

We were all so excited when we see this Lego like structure appearing slowly as our speed-boat reached for it’s destination.

From far this scene really looks like a cute little lego-land !!

Anybody agree with me ??

As the boat got closer, the building starts to emerge into real life dimensions….

Not that the buildings are humongous or gigantic in real life but …..the scene really got me intrigued!!!

I like this following shot, as of the colour and the building…makes it so nostalgic….yes ?

We are getting closer and closer to the shore!!!

Finally arrived !!! Putting my feet on this island makes me feel extra good !!! 1st of all, i’ve heard so much about Venice, how beautiful it is…stories of the Venetian and the infamous Venetian mask !!!

Ahhh…..the beautiful Venice!!

Upon arriving…must quick quick cam-whore !!

can’t stop cam-whoring on this beautiful water city !!!

Posing infront of one of  their canals !!

It’s hard to not realise Venice is a tourist attraction when you see they are so thoughtful by providing a ramp for all the tourist !! Too tired to climb the stairs?? No problem…just go up the ramp!!! And i think they did put some thoughts on how to cater for the disabled.

One of the small canals !!! It’s so beautiful isn’t it ???

This, as told by the tour-guide is a lover’s bridge.  There’s some kinda love story going on here….but as i was too fascinated by the whole area…i couldn’t be bother to listen!!! hehehe…i mean think of it this way….whatever the story might be….it’s not my love story anyway??? correct ?? hehehehe

A view of the St.Marcus’s square.

saw some gondolas parking @ the shore….so being a country pumpkin again….must rush over and take pic !!!

I love the choice of street-lamps they use throughout the whole island!!

For one second i thought their gondolas are a bit similar to our “sanpan” , but when i look closely…each gondola is made of out high quality timber with a substantial amount of clear lacquer finish. To me the look is pretty unique !!

Is this a postcard quality photo you think??? hahaha….i’m just joking !!!!

I particularly love this poster where 2 lovers lock their lips. This poster can so relate to this romantic island !!!

There were lots of stalls selling souvenirs…T-shirts and most of all…the Venetian mask !!!

There you go….

I’m not a crazy fan of these mask…because i think they can be kinda creepy if you were to hang any of those on your wall. But my sister is a crazy big fan of them!! So as a result…she bought about 4-5 masks!!!

More cam-whoring @ the St.Marcus square!!! Famous famous square…..but i’ve only heard about it when i got there…hehehe

Their clock tower @ St.Marcus square.

This building in particular, if you notice the corner of the building…there are 2 human figures yes ???

This 2 human figures represents…Adam & Eve !!! The way they cover their private parts is very “artistic” ….hehe

More cam-whoring…..don’t ask me the name of the building behind me….i would say…i don’t know ???

some more views on St.Marcus square…

My sis wanted to take as what she called an “artistic” photo…..so she asked me stare @ the pigeon!! But i kinda like this photo though…what do you guys think???

Didn’t buy any souvenirs …..as most of them look not well-made !!

Some of the artistic photos i took along the way…

I like it where most of the animal sculptures come with wings….i thk i’m having a secret obsession with wings…just incase ur wondering…yes…i love airplane wings too!!!

Situated also @ St.Marcus square is this jaw dropping Church !!! I was really amazed by the details on the building !! Like really amazed !!

When i see buildings like this, it just keeps me wonder…..people in the old days…are a lot more clever than people these days ?? Can anybody answer my question ??

Again….don’t ask me the name of this church…..this…i might tell you….it’s  –Another Beautiful Church!!

Lots of wings !!!! They are all made out of gold !!! I love them !!!

This painting on the building in particular…caught my attention…did you notice the story behind the painting ?? It’s Jesus and the 12 apostles…the colour of the painting is just soooo amazing !!

More views of the sculptures with wings !!

More views on the jaw-dropping church….

Another building that caught my attention besides the jaw-dropping church, is this building below..

Find anything interesting about the building ??

1st of all, i noticed the lion with wings on top of the building, and then the Zodiac sign clock below….hey..it’s a Zodiac clock ok ??

From the most outer circle, we have the roman numbers indicating the time….moving in one circle, we have the zodiac sign…and the the moon..and the Sun!!! The tour guide did explain to us how the clock works….but…it’s kinda complicated….so….being myself again….i forgot everything he said…..hehehehe…..

Soon after we’ve had enough of St.Marcus Square, we then moved into some small alleys to go to a glass factory.

Even inside the alley also must cam-whore…..

Keep walking and walking….

Passed by a jeweler store and must……..snap pics !!

Turn right here and that is where we need to head to…..the glass making factory…

We thought there were gonna be some kinda 20 minutes demo or something….turns out…….less than 5 minutes!! And then they started to chase us into another room to view their products and hopefully spend lotsa lotsa money in there!!

We weren’t allow to take pictures on the glass products…..but…..who the hell care??? SNAP the way!!!

What a beautiful chandelier !!!!!!!

A shelve full of glass displays…..and each cost about 200euro…ok?? How to buy ?????

As me, my sis and her friends weren’t so interested in the glass products…we then went out to walk around and around….took more pictures on the St.Marcus Square….

The beautiful church….

And then….it’s gondola’s ride time !!!

Hard Rock Cafe Venice!!! Woohoo!! Bought a “couple” of stuffs from there…..hehehe

Me taking picture while my sis took a picture of me taking pictures…..WTF ?

Yay!!! There we went!! Seated on the gondola sailing our way!!!

These are shots taken one level down…..on the river i mean…..

we passed by all these tiny short bridges…….

Some with asses hanging out……well not really…it would be more interesting if it were like that…..

Gondola sailing through all the small alleys…and i cannot help but smell the river…..the smell just spoils it all!!! It’s worst than our river here….and i’m not joking !!!

Some more views of the small canal alleys…..

and then we reached the main canal!!! I think what the gondola guy was trying to say is…..this is our City Centre.

The scene is kinda weird and yet interesting to me….i can so imagine here to be a street….and those boats are actually car parked on the road side….but here…it has got a similar scene…except it’s on water…….

Some hotels and cafes on the main canal……

Still on the main canal…..

If i’m not mistaken…..this is their town hall…..

Did you see a window with strips of lights hanging on the balcony ?? If i remembered correctly….it used to be the house of Michael Angelo !!! Wohoo!!

and then we finished the gondola ride…back to where we started……..it’s almost evening…and the sky is getting dark……instead of scrolling around with my sis to get her Venetian mask….i went strolling around some back alleys….and to my surprise….it was filled with lots and lots of branded shops!!!! And again…i went crazy……

Yeap…the L and the C and many many more !!!! I was too busy shopping…hence didn’t take many picture after this….hahahaha…..but before we leave Venice….managed to snap a few pics on the St.Marcus square @ night !!!

Looks stunning doesn’t it??

That’s all i have for Venice folks !!!! Stay tuned for more !!!