October 23

It is a national holiday here today so most shops and markets and things are closed. The past two years the holiday has turned into an opportunity to riot. Our Hungarian teacher told us to stay in the dorms for the day, but all the museums are free so I might go to the museum of applied arts or possibly the house of terror. Or maybe I'll stay inside and eat soup with pasta stars. 

The first morning we got into Venice we had to kill time before checking into our hotel so we sat by the Grand Canal, had some coffee and cookies, and met this little peg-legged friend. Jordan named him Capt'n Jack. Kinda funny.

That's all for now.