Wildcats' Italian Trek: Northwestern Wraps Up Its Time In Italy
Northwestern wrapped up it's 10-day trip to Italy with stops in Florence and Venice

Day Eight - Saturday, March 28

Yesterday we spent the entire day in Venice. After an early breakfast at our hotel just outside of Venice, we took a bus into the city. We meandered around the narrow streets looking at all the shops within the island. The team took different routes around the island, passing various places like the Rialto Bridge and Piazza San Marco. While we walked, we passed many anxious gondoliers waiting to give us lovely American girls a ride on their gondolas. The stores we passed were filled with Morano glass jewelry and authentic leather purses (those items seemed to be the most popular amongst the team). The canals were gorgeous, filled with boats and fishermen, and people eating at the bordering restaurants.

After three hours of exploring the city, we headed back to the hotel for an afternoon siesta before dinner. For dinner we went back to the island and had a huge meal of delicious salads, pasta, and about 5 different types of pizza. The pizza had everything from artichoke hearts to wild boar salami. It was quite the spread and a great way to end our trip. After roaming around the canals one more time we headed back to the hotel and got ready for our long flight back to Chicago.

Alexandra Ayers
Freshman outside hitter