So Austria definitely didn.t get much of a mention in the last post- good job this place (the italian cheap version of centreparks) has free internet! So we left Vienna in the morning and made the most of our train pass by stopping of in Salzburg (the home of mozart) for a few hours. Half of that time was spent working out how to operate the left luggage lockers, and the other half was being sat in a cafe where sally ordered chilli con carne, despite the fact she doesnt like kidney beans. Funnily enough she didnt like it! So laura had to sacrifice her meal to eat it whilst Sally tucked into yet another combination of bread and chicken... So far we have not succeeded in making her a non-fussy eater!
Next stop was bad gastein- a ski resort- funnily enough there was not a whole lot going on while we were there. Good news though, in that clearly the hostel shuts off-season so the dorms we had booked were upgraded to a suite complete with tv balcony and ensuite, and buffet breakfast! which soon turned into a competition of who can steal the most sandwiches to last the whole day. After 2 nights there having not had a hot meal in over 2 days... our first taste of pizza in italy today was immense!
We did manage to get in some good mountain hikes. It was like fake countryside, so green and so blue! We walked for a few hours and then Sally and Lizzie decided to be adventurous and head off on a mountain trail. Me and Laura carried on the same path and half an hour later came across a cafe in the most ridiculously picturesque loction. We had to celebrate the moment with some wine and berries and ice cream and whipped cream, obvs... Feeling revitalised we strolled the 3 hours or so back to the hotel, via a supermarket which added an extra hour to the journey and bought the other girls a feast of cider crisps, chocolate, biscuits, and an apple for health... We set it all up on the balcony and waited... and waited.... and when they finally returned for their mountain adventure they were too tired to make it up the stairs for the feast and went to the nearby takeaway for some classic chicken and bread (made worse by the fact the guy recognized them from ordering the chicken and bread the night before!)
After another busy morning stealing sandwiches for lunch and dinner we trekked up another mountain side for some good views before the train. Fairly uneventful day taken up with travelling to Venice... but we are having story time reading a vampire trilogy which is so ridiculously awful we are quite enjoying it. Arrived into Venice at 6 ish and snuck onto the shuttle to our campsite an hour later. Within 10 minutes of arrival me and Lizzie were at the minimart with 4, 1 litre bottles of wine costing 1,80 each... surprisingly not that awful! We dumped our bags in the tents and headed to the campsite disco... which went on a lot longer than expected because the dj was too busy kissing some girl in the corner to turn off the music. Ideal.
Still, I was up at 9 for a cheeky morning swim and jacuzzi sesh before we got the shuttle to central venice for a full daz of exploring. Everything people have said about Venice seems true... super pretty but super touristy. We lasted about 5 mins in the main square before we had to abort to some scenic side streets. We also almost had a breakdown when a shop tried to charge 3.50 for a can of coke! We also made sure to have pasta and pizza on our first day in italy.... why not!
More swim time tomorrow before more exploring. Laura is on about finding an art gallery which means I should take a book, music and food supplies for a long daz of sitting around outside. Brill!
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