Tintoretto spent 23 years of his life painting frescos at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and the finished product is awe-inspiring. I had to crane my neck to see the ceilings and my neck will probably never be the same, it was worth it anyways. Navigating in Venice is virtually impossible. I can't get anywhere without getting lost, so I have stopped even trying to navigate. To get to the Academia today I just figured out the general direction I needed to ...

Night trains are really not the most comfortable way to travel, but the good thing about them is that upon arrival I had the entire day to explore Venice. When I stepped out of the train station I felt like I was stepping into a postcard; a canal in front of me with the sun rising in the background, it was perfect. It was still early in the morning so I tried to hit up all the major sites before the tourists started pouring in. St. Mark's Basilica is stunn...