Mini Travelling Date to Venice: Outfits & Where to go

My friends and I decided to go on a short trip to Venice for our reading week. The flight from London Stansted Airport took about 2 hours to Treviso Airport. I believe there are two airports in Venice, one being Marco Polo and the other Treviso. Treviso is the one that cheaper airlines tend to land in (we took Ryan Air). We took a taxi to the city centre of Venice, but later realised that there are much cheaper shuttle buses from the airport that takes you to the same location. Most hotels in Venice locate next to the river, so none of the buses or taxis can take you to the exact location. Instead, you can either walk to your hotel if it's not too far away or to take water taxis. Water taxis are one of the main transports for tourists but they are quite expensive. A short trip for about 10 minutes already cost us €50. (The taxi from airport was half an hour and about €70)

Outfit

Floppy hat from Dorothy Perkins
Dress from ASOS
Boots from Tory Burch

Peter-pan Collar Top from ZaraHairband from Salvatore Ferragamo 
Skirt from Topshop
Scarf from Burberry

Bag from 3.1Philip Lim

Where to Go

1. We booked a day tour in advance to three Islands in Venice: Burano, Murano and Torcello. The website we used was Viator. It was about £15 per person, and it was a half day (4 hours) excursion on a motorboat to the three islands with a big group of people. The tour guide speaks English, Italian and French. There wasn't a lot of touring, the guide tends to introduce you to the island while you are on the boat. I didn't take a nice picture for Torcello for it wasn't very special, we sat in the cafe and enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate. The view in Burano and Murano was breathtaking, it was so quiet and peaceful that we want to stay there forever.

Murano

Burano

Torcello

2. Gondola (traditional rowing boat in Venice like punting). The weather was perfect when we went on the Gondola, with the sun shining and a small breeze. It was nice not only to be on the Gondola, but also listening to the histories of the Venetian buildings.

Rialto Bridge from the Gondola


3. Take a stroll next to the river

4. Shopping! All the best designer shops are located at the heart of Venice. Easily accessible, VAT free (much cheaper than London) and tax free if you're a tourist! Definitely do some research on Italian brands before you go!

Lots of Love,

Nat