Saturday morning we woke up early and grabbed breakfast at
the hostel. It was slightly disappointing because options were very, very basic
and they charged extra (after the 4 euro we paid for each morning) for better
options, but it was fine and filled an empty spot. After breakfast we headed
into town to see more of Venice. Our main goal before lunch was for everyone to
find a mask for our carnival activities that evening. It was quite a hunt, but
we eventually found one (and for others, two) that we all were in love with. We
then grabbed lunch by the water, where Sheley and I shared cheese gnocchi and a
spinach and ricotta pasta that was so yummy.
After lunch, our group split and we headed to take a gondola
ride. It was six of us: me, Sheley, Annie, Taylor, Emily, and Monica. The
gondola ride was really cool and our gondola boat man (or whatever it’s called)
was adorable. He was great dealing with our group and it definitely would not
have been the same experience with someone else. 
After the gondola ride, we grabbed gelato from a local place
near St. Marco Square and I finally found mint chocolate chip that I had been
searching for called “After Eight.” Then we headed back to the hostel to get
ready for the evening. Sheley and I went to the grocery store just down from
our hostel and grabbed some snacks and “drinks” for the evening. All of us then
finished getting ready and hung out down at the bar of the hostel until we left
to go meet up with another group who were staying in an apartment in town.
We all took the water taxi into town together and it was so
much fun. We then wandered around trying to find the address for a while being
obnoxious and loud with all our masks and “let’s go hokies” chants. We then
hung out with everyone at the apartment and a couple girls had a little too
much fun so a group of us walked them back to the hostel. After we got back,
Sheley, Michael, and I hung out in the lobby with some other people before
heading to bed.
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