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I just completed my BA in Business Administration, focusing in Technology and Innovation Management at the University of Washington Bothell. My plan is to get a Masters in Business administration. I am also hoping to write on the side (mostly fiction). I am Currently Working for Pharmacy as a computer technician. Mostly I manage and repair the pharmacy's computers. I also build desks, furniture, tables, chairs....

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Venezia, Italy

We arrived by train in Venezia (Venice) at 6 PM. It took us about 4 hours from Innsbruck to get through the Austrian Alps and the Dolomites to reach the Italian coast. We met a fellow American on board the train who is living in Switzerland for school. We tend to bump into all sorts of different and exciting people here. The train that we were on made me feel like I was on my way to Hogwarts rather than Venezia; we had reserved our tickets and got an enclosed seating compartment in second class. Bertie bots anyone?

We crossed the channel and admired the water on either side of the tracks.  The boats bobbed in the light breeze as we whizzed by.
 
Our apartment was located close to the train station and it was very easy to find. Just over a bridge and down about a block or so. The City is not as clean as Austria. There are only about 2,000 people residing in Venezia with more leaving every year. The decline in population could be due to the amazing number of tourists that flock to the city daily as well as the living expenses.

We did a lot of wandering in Venezia and on more than one occasion got lost.

Venezia was built by Roman refugees from the surrounding border regions of the Roman Empire in AD 421. The refugees built the city after fleeing from the ever increasing German and Hun invasions. They built the city on the lagoon as a way of safeguarding their homes. This can also explain why there are no central roads in Venice; the easiest way to travel through the city is by boat.

St. Mark’s Square
A Picture of me for those of you who still do not believe that I am here... :)

St Mark's Basilica

Rialto Bridge

Murano
We took a sort crowded ferry ride to the Venetian islands of Murano, where they make Venezia’s famous glass.

While we were visiting Venezia they had a festival celebrating the end of the black plague. During the night the people of the city celebrated by shooting off fireworks.

Carnival is also a popular holiday here in Venezia and is celebrated with the wearing of masks. We all had to by one… :)

We fly to Deutschland on Wednesday.

See you all soon,
Jeremy
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