Day 2: The trip to Venice

Ciao!

Today we woke up early and strolled along the fashion district of Milan. Despite the lack of beauty within the city of Milan, the people and the shops in this area made up for it. I think the four Armani, 2 Dolce & Gabana and Prada stores made enough income alone to help Milan remain as the bustling economic center of Italy. It also helps to have former PM and Italy's wealthiest man, Silvio Berlusconi, as a resident.
After this window shopping (cheapest item was 300euros), we checked out of our room so that we could catch our train to Venice. 2nd class trains in Italy are full of luggage and people. We were crammed in together, but we met a very nice British couple on the train, who were definately weathered travelers, but more on them later. The train made several stops, including in Verona where an Italian lake and Juliet's balcony are located. The aforementioned Brits alerted us that parts of the new James Bond film were shot on Lake Como, one of the Italian lakes that we flew over. The countryside began to get prettier when we were in the region of Venice as well.
Finally, after roughly three hours of stopping and going, we made it to Venice, and it was definately worth it! Venice is by far the most beautiful city that I have ever been to. The train station abuts the Grand Canal which we had to cross to catch the shuttle bus to our Camping Village. Our accomodation was essentially a small trailer home, but we had AC and a bathroom, so no complaints.