Travel: Venice, Italy

I was in Kranj, Slovenia with a colleague and we had 1 weekend to spare. We had the option of strolling around Ljubljana - Slovenia's capital - or strutting our stuff in Venice. Easy choice, right?

Transport
The first thing was to figure out the most economic and convenient was to get from Kranj to Venice. I searched online for flights, but they were darn expensive. Next option, take the train. It was a little bit cheaper, but it would take too much time - and we only had 1 weekend. We don't want to spend most of our time on a lousy train cabin. Amazingly, Google led me to a site called GoOpti.com. GoOpti offers transfers to airports and other key points in Central and Western Europe. For our chosen dates, we only had to pay a little more than 40€ each, roundtrip. What a steal!

Accommodation
Next, a place to sleep in. It was too late to place requests in Couchsurfing and I was traveling with a colleague, so I reckoned a hotel would be a better option. I look around Tripadvisor, as I always do, for an inexpensive hotel with good reviews. I found a nice, strategically-located hotel called Hotel Santa Lucia. We booked a double room with shared bath. The bath was just across the corridor so we didn't mind. The bathroom is regularly cleaned - I found clean, fresh towels every time I used it.

With packed bags, a printed map and high spirits, we headed to the Ljubljana railway station where GoOpti was to pick us up. The van arrived right on-time and in about 2.5 hours we were in Piazzalle Roma! We went to the hotel - which was just walking distance from the plaza - to check-in, leave our bags, then we were off gallivanting on the streets of Venezia! We stopped at a restaurant to have our Italian dinner (pasta and pizza, baby!), have some beer, then walked some more to take in that Venetian vibe.

Venice Love
The following day was spent just strolling around. In Venice, it doesn't matter where you go, or which turn you take. Every little alley has a charm of its own. Most streets are marked with signs pointing to major attractions like Rialto or Piazza San Marco. And if yuo don't find you way the first time, it's fine. Venice is a beautiful city to get lost in.

Day 2. My love of glass beads took us to one of the islands - Murano. We did our glass gifts shopping and took more pictures!

Hands down, Venice is one of the best cities I've been to. It's unique, lovely, photo-perfect and romantic! I'd love to go back someday - and hopefully with a loved one! <3 p="">