Day 1, Venice & Croatia: Venice to Slovenia to Croatia: Cars, Planes, Buses, and Water Taxis
Buon Giorno! Perhaps the best way to describe the activities for the first day of our trip is through our modes of transportation we used in this span of time.
Cars: a variety of four-wheeled vehicles conveyed the 48 students and 8 chaperones to Logan on Monday afternoon.
Plane #1: our first flight left on time, and highlights included the logic puzzle students solved to rearrange their seating preferences for the flight and the 9:30 lights out. At least one teddy bear and one childhood blanket made an appearance when many attempted to sleep.
Shuttle bus: Our tight connecting flight didn’t leave us with time to take in more than the city lights of Lisbon as we landed. We dashed from our flight, through customs and security, and onto a shuttle which delivered us to board our final flight to Venice. Plane #2: while a shorter flight, it felt longer, as excitement was building to officially begin the trip.
Coach bus: Luggage was gathered and we met our guides and drivers. We began a drive to our hotel in comfort, which we enjoyed much longer than planned for our first jaunt: a technological problem would not allow us to pay to enter the city of Venice, and took some time to resolve.
Train: We were reminded of Boston’s MBTA as both groups used the train to move between the hotel, restaurants for dinner, and the completion of our walking tour.
Water taxi: When you picture Venice, this is the first thing that comes to mind. Enjoying two rides; one by day and one by night allowed lots of time for architecture gawking, people-watching, and copious picture-taking. This was a satisfying way to wind up the evening. Feet: Our feet carried us throughout Venice on a walking tour, some free time exploring and shopping in and around San Marcos Square, and reversing our journey to dinner at separate restaurants. Dinner was quick, as we eagerly returned to the hotel for much-deserved rest.
Cars: a variety of four-wheeled vehicles conveyed the 48 students and 8 chaperones to Logan on Monday afternoon.
Plane #1: our first flight left on time, and highlights included the logic puzzle students solved to rearrange their seating preferences for the flight and the 9:30 lights out. At least one teddy bear and one childhood blanket made an appearance when many attempted to sleep.
Shuttle bus: Our tight connecting flight didn’t leave us with time to take in more than the city lights of Lisbon as we landed. We dashed from our flight, through customs and security, and onto a shuttle which delivered us to board our final flight to Venice. Plane #2: while a shorter flight, it felt longer, as excitement was building to officially begin the trip.
Coach bus: Luggage was gathered and we met our guides and drivers. We began a drive to our hotel in comfort, which we enjoyed much longer than planned for our first jaunt: a technological problem would not allow us to pay to enter the city of Venice, and took some time to resolve.
Train: We were reminded of Boston’s MBTA as both groups used the train to move between the hotel, restaurants for dinner, and the completion of our walking tour.
Water taxi: When you picture Venice, this is the first thing that comes to mind. Enjoying two rides; one by day and one by night allowed lots of time for architecture gawking, people-watching, and copious picture-taking. This was a satisfying way to wind up the evening. Feet: Our feet carried us throughout Venice on a walking tour, some free time exploring and shopping in and around San Marcos Square, and reversing our journey to dinner at separate restaurants. Dinner was quick, as we eagerly returned to the hotel for much-deserved rest.
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