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So since we were in the ass crack of Rome, out with nature, we figured we wouldn't need an alarm to wake us because all the surrounding wildlife would take our alarm's place. Katie set one, just in case. We woke up bright and early to check our email to see if the Venice hostel would allow us to come a day early...and they said YES! Wahooooo! We get to leave the boonies of Rome to head to magical Venice!
We headed straight to the train station to buy the cheapest tickets out of Rome. We ended up having about 2 hours of spare time before our train left, so we grabbed a couple of seats, some food, and did a little people watching.
During our people watching, Katie discovered a lonesome luggage cart that seemed to be disabled, so we sat there and watched as traveler after traveler struggled as they piled their luggage high on the cart and then attempted to roll it away, as it should. The only problem with this lonely little cart, it wouldn't roll! Each traveler would then look at each wheel, totally stumped why it would not roll. They would give it a couple more pushes to see if their luck had changed, but NOPE, the cart stayed as it was. Then we watched as each traveler would unload the disabled cart and continue on their way. This went on for a good 30 minutes, with at least 12 people attempting to used the lil cart. We were too entertained by this and could not stop laughing!
Well finally our time had come to board our train. With only a few minutes to spare we remembered that you have to validate your ticket before boarding or you will be fined 3 times as much as the ticket. CRAP! So Nicole hopped off the train, with just 2 tickets in hand and RAN like hell to the beginning of the platform...there was no validation box in sight. The whole time Nicole was struggling for our validation, Katie was hanging her head out the door, heart thumping, praying that the train didn't leave without Nicole. With still no validated tickets Nicole hopped back on the train because she didn't want to get left either. In the end, we didn't get fined, and the ticket checker validated our tickets for us.
We rode the train all the way to Bologna where we had to get off and grab another train to Venice. After a full day of travel we finally made it to out hostel in Venice, and it is a sweet little place. It is tiny, with a tiny bathroom, but it is nice and clean! We even have our own fridge, a coffeemaker, and a tv. Big upgrade compared to our "camping" in Roma.