What a weekend! We had originally planned to go to Budapest, Hungary to take advantage of our three-day weekend, but we got out of work late and missed our Friday overnight bus. We were all so upset, but decided to make the most of the weekend. Saturday we woke up late and walked around our Italian home, Vicenza. It was a nice, relaxing day. Vicenza is quite a beautiful little town. That night we randomly met two ladies and a man on their way to dinner from base, and they invited us to join them at a nearby Italian restaurant. I had pumpkin gnocchi and Prosecco. The meal was so yummy, and the company was a lot of fun. After we headed to the bar on base, grabbed a drink and played pool. Sunday we woke up early and caught a 6 a.m. train to Milan. We didn't really know what to expect, so we just headed to the Duomo... it was gorgeous!! We spent the rest of the time walking around aimlessly until we went to a store, Bershka, and spent a lot of time in there for one of the girls to shop. Half past noon we caught a train to Verona. The city was even more beautiful. And I knew it was a good sign when there was a doner kebab place right outside the train station. We each grabbed a doner, and boy was it yummy! Later we saw Juliet's House, stumbled on a street market and just enjoyed walking around the city. I found my first public drinking water stand in Italy, which was pretty fun. I absolutely love that Italy offers them! It is so convenient, because I love drinking water throughout the day. Monday we caught the shuttle from base to the Venice airport around 10 a.m. and then hopped on a bus into the city. Venice was so gorgeous! I really enjoyed all of the canal streets and cute little buildings. All of us bought masks for Carnevale, which we are going to Feb. 11. I am so excited! We only spent a few hours in Venice, but it was a nice end to a good weekend (even though it didn't start out so great).
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