I along with a few people in the gang left for Venice. We had to say good bye to Rasika as she was going back to India after her studies. She had mixed feelings, happy that she is going to join with her family and sad about her last day in Grenoble, for very many reasons.
This my second trip to Venice, I went there primarily for the Carnival. It's been a big dream of mine to visit Venice during the Carnival. We had two days and one night for the trip. The story surrounding the carnival has many accounts, one the general carnival story before the Easter etc, what so ever for sure wearing a mark during this event by itself special event in Venice. There are very many stories associated to wearing the mask also. The mask had many uses - to protect gamblers from giving away indiscrete looks, or it was used by "barnaboti" noblemen begging on street corners, the story of Casanova and Camilla seems to be another version of it. Anyway I went there to enjoy the onion rings u get in the Burger King, Cappuccino and for the Pasta & Pizza you get there, along with the toast of Carnival.