“The last time I saw your father we were in the library. He was very close to tracking down the Knight’s tomb. I’ve never seen him so excited. He was as giddy as a schoolboy.”

“Who, Atilla The Professor? He was never giddy, even when he was a schoolboy.” – Oh, come on! You don´t know what I´m talking about?  It´s Indiana Jones, brotha.  Remember? Dr. Jones goes to Venice with his father´s diary, trying to find his dad, whose life´s goal was to track down the cup of Christ?  Well, hopefully you do remember the brilliant scenes in which Indy searches beneath a church for clues to finding the grail, because then you will be able to appreciate that I WENT TO THAT CHURCH!

Why was I so excited about that?  I just left Venezia, one of the world´s most renown cities, and I´m excited about one measley Indiana Jones reference.  Come on, Rafferty, that´s pathetic.  Well lets talk for a moment about Venice.

First things first, VENICE IS THE WORST CITY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD TO GO TO…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you are single.

Seriously, though.  If you have never been, eveything you have always imagined it to be… that is exactly how it is.  At least for the most part.  I heard a lot of people say it was dirty, and the water was gross, but this is not true.  It may not be crystal blue, but it is certainly a lot nicer than Falls Lake.  I would show you pictures, but I dont have access to a USB port in this Viennese internet cafe that I am in.  So, sorry.  They are coming as fast I can get them up. 

But Venice really is almost everything you have ever imagined that it was.  So I won´t bore you much with what you already know.  It´s uber-romantic.  Everyone there is either deeply in love or trying to peddle off fake prada and coach bags to the couples in love, or occasionally you might find an American backpacker who is lost somewhere in the dense, complicated, labyrinth they call Venice.

That is one thing you dont expect about Venice.  You will spend at least 94.637% of your time their lost, but it is surely the best city in the world to be lost in.  There are no street names, and there are yellow signs on the building walls trying to guide people to the city´s most famous areas.  So one might view high up on a wall:

                                                                        Per S. Marco ———>

                                                 <———-Per S. Marco

It is very interesting.  But you are in Venice, so who really cares.  Oh, and trying to utilize a map in Venice is as futile as an effort as running an Apollo mission to the moon using a compass and two-way walkie talkies.  Not happnin´bro.

Ok, but seriously.  Venice will meet your every expectation if youve never gone and you decide to go.  I know that the sky is the same everywhere, but there is some about a Venetian sky that really draws people back.  It´s an amazing place.  But ok, I have to go.  I joined the Vienna Boy´s Choir, and we have an event in just a few minutes.  I have the lead solo on Edelweiss, and I need to work on my best Captain von Trapp impersonation. 

I´ll try and holler at ya´ll (ps everyone here makes fun of yall quite a bit – but ill have the austrians saying it in no time – its gonna hit europe like the plauge) a little later today.

PEACE OUT

Rafferty