We went to Venice on Feb 20 for the Carnivale. The Carnivale is a fantastic celebration before the Lentin Season. People dress up in old costumes and wonderful Venitian masks attending balls, listening to music, and having fun. On Friday we took the morning train from Geneva to Venice. The trip there was spectactular. The train made its way through towns and valleys surrounded by the Alps. Snow was everywhere in Switzerland, but as we got closer to Italy the snow had disappeared. We arrived in Venice around 3pm.
Instead of going to the hotel straight away, we ventured out into Venice. If you haven't been to Venice before let me paint a picture for you. It is is a small city with 3 to 4 story buildings sandwiched together with small sidewalk sized pathways. (no cars) It is a labyrinth. It is quite easy to get lost, but that is part of the fun. We headed to the Plaza of St. Mark where much of the activities were happening. It took us about 40 minutes to get there. Once at the square we started to see a lot of fantastic and creative costumes. There were a lot of activites there. One lady was doing acrobatics mid-air while teathered to a large baloon. On another section of the plaza were actors singing and performing. We stayed in the plaza until about 10PM and returned to our hotel via water taxi.
We stayed until Sunday when we returned back to Geneva. Rather than bore you with some long narrative, you should check out the photos in the album.
Be fantastic. Ciao.
