Hey y’all, and welcome back to Teen Scene in ENID MONTHLY!! This past June, my dad and I went on an amazing vacation to Italy. I loved it so much, so I wanted to tell you everything we did. Let’s go!!
We flew out of OKC and landed in Atlanta for our 7-hour layover. My dad and I probably walked around 6 miles exploring the whole airport. The time flew by because it was SO big and had lots of cute little shops to look around. Our plane to Venice was HUMONGOUS!! Probably the 2nd biggest I had ever been on. We got an emergency exit seat, which was pretty cool because we had double the legroom and were right by the bathrooms. The food was not very delightful, but I made it through, and I rewatched the first season of Riverdale to help with the time. We landed in Venice on June 16th around noon. If you don’t know anything about Venice, then a primary thing to know is that it has no roads, no cars, and it is all made up of waterways. The “streets” are little rivers!! We took a water taxi to the general area where we were staying. I brought a HUGE suitcase, and my dad made me walk for, what felt like, a whole mile dragging it on these uneven and rocky roads. After we got settled in the hotel, we changed and explored the city. I have never seen a more fascinating destination than I did that day.
We stayed in Venice for a couple of days, which was a good amount of time to get what we wanted to done. We went on a tour of the city and visited some archaeological, breathtaking buildings and churches. We rode the gondolas in one of the biggest riverways in the city. The next day we went on an island-hopping tour and went to Burano and Murano Island. Burano is known for its lacemaking, which some women make BY hand. Murano is known for their professional glassblowing!! It was really cool to see the process of both lace and glass creation.
We stayed in Rome for the rest of our time in Italy. We visited Sorrento, Amalfi, The Vatican, Tuscany, and Pompeii as well. Sorrento is known for its lemons and beaches. We were walking down a strip and saw a lemon the size of my head!! Amalfi was also a very beautiful coast. In my words, I’d say ‘Instagram-worthy.’ The Vatican is one of the smallest countries in the world. What makes it fascinating is that it is in the middle of another country!! Outside of St. Peter’s Basilica, we saw the Pope blessing newly wedded couples. It was so cool!! Pompeii was also a very fascinating city. I had always heard about it in class and read about it, but I never thought I would get to visit it. The story behind it is tragic, but the remembrance is so amazing. Tuscany was my 2nd favorite place we went to behind Venice. The rolling hills and hilltop cities were breathtaking!! It reminded me a lot of Meteora in Greece.
Thank you for reading this month’s article, I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any questions about my trip, please email me at tweensceneenid@gmail.com I would love to go into more detail about it!! I hope you have an amazing October! See you next month.
