Weekend in Venice- Part 2

We began day 2 of Venice with a the a little food market in Rialto, near the centre of Venice, taking full advantage of the gorgeous weather with a food themed activity. 

First up was the fish section, Venice is famous for its seafood so it was buzzing with people.  Samara took the opportunity to take some 'edgy' fish pictures...

Where as Anna thought all the dead fish was just a bit gross... 

We moved on to the fruit and veg market; for some reason fresh fruit on a little market stall seems much more enticing compared with fruit from the supermarket...

We sampled their delicious Italian strawberries and a range of different dried fruits- including the rather unusual, yet surprisingly tasty kiwi!

Selection of dried fruit

Regular ice cream breaks are a must

Anna getting acquainted with the citizens of Venice

In the afternoon we headed up the St. Marks Campanile tower (or Campanile di San Marco in Italian). It's positioned in the the San Marco square- the main square in Venice- and gives spectacular views of the whole city. 

Although it looks intimidatingly tall from below, and a few of us questioned the possibility of all those stairs... it turned out there's only one way up- by elevator!

This meant we had just enough time to squeeze in a hot chocolate and cake once we were down.

After a long day of a lot of walking, evening drinks gave Fiona the opportunity to have a much needed Aperol Spritz. Suspiciously fluorescent but yummy all the same. 

Sitting by the canal watching the gondola's go by really was bliss...

For dinner we went to a traditional Venetian restaurant and Fiona sampled the Venetian speciality of 'spaghetti al nero di seppie'- spaghetti with cuttlefish ink. Although it looks exotic and frankly a bit unappetising, it's actually not bad- mild with a light seafood flavour. 

'Peace out Venice!'

A lovely few days, and the perfect relaxing trip before we all knuckle down and study for our various university/school exams. 

We'll be back soon, Venice!

Lots of love,
Fiona, Samara and Anna xxx