Dawgs Abroad Day 5: Venice
June 17, 2017 | Volleyball
From June 11 until June 24, Washington Volleyball is in search of competition and culture in four different countries in Europe. The Huskies are on their first foreign adventure since 2013, joined by many family members and donors, to share in a once in a lifetime experience outside of their comfort zones. Arriving in Milan, Italy on June 12, the Dawgs have visited Lake Como and Venice before leaving Italy for Croatia (Umag and Rovinj) and then on to Slovenia (Maribor, Ljubljana, and Bled) with an additional side trip to Graz, Austria, returning to Seattle on June 24. During the trip, the Huskies are scheduled to play seven matches against a mixture of senior national teams, junior national teams, and professional club teams.
While abroad, Husky players will be blogging about their experiences each day here on GoHuskies.com.
Day 1: Travel & Milan | Day 2: More Milan And A Match | Day 3: Lake Como And Match 2 | Day 4: Milan Farewell
Sophomore middle blocker Avie Niece recaps a trip into Venice and UW's ride to Umag, Croatia
This morning I woke up with a beautiful view of some Italian hills and a bad stomach ache. I rolled around that whole night trying to find a position that didn't further upset my tummy so I was a tad tired to start the day. But, the amazing buffet breakfast made up for my restless night. I chose some fresh fruit and yummy eggs. We loaded all our luggage onto the bus and hopped on to drive to the city of Venice. Our bus parked and we walked onto this big boat with seats on the roof to enjoy our twenty-minute ride to the docks of the island of Venice. We got off where most of the tourists were so we had to shuffle our way around for a while till we found a yummy place to eat right on one of the many canals.
We had about four hours and that was a good amount of time for me to see the main attractions and get the gist of city life in Venice. We had an enjoyable boat ride back to the bus where we prepared for a three-hour bus ride to Croatia. We got through the border smoothly and made it to the beautiful hotel right on the sea. We watched the sunset on the water while keeping an eye on the tiny crabs shuffling a little too close to us then walked around until dinner time. We got a buffet dinner which was very very exciting, there was meats, fruits, veggies, pastries, and gelato! We get to sleep in tomorrow morning which I'm also excited for.
See all you Husky followers in August!
Ciao!
-Avie
While abroad, Husky players will be blogging about their experiences each day here on GoHuskies.com.
Day 1: Travel & Milan | Day 2: More Milan And A Match | Day 3: Lake Como And Match 2 | Day 4: Milan Farewell
Sophomore middle blocker Avie Niece recaps a trip into Venice and UW's ride to Umag, Croatia
This morning I woke up with a beautiful view of some Italian hills and a bad stomach ache. I rolled around that whole night trying to find a position that didn't further upset my tummy so I was a tad tired to start the day. But, the amazing buffet breakfast made up for my restless night. I chose some fresh fruit and yummy eggs. We loaded all our luggage onto the bus and hopped on to drive to the city of Venice. Our bus parked and we walked onto this big boat with seats on the roof to enjoy our twenty-minute ride to the docks of the island of Venice. We got off where most of the tourists were so we had to shuffle our way around for a while till we found a yummy place to eat right on one of the many canals.
We had about four hours and that was a good amount of time for me to see the main attractions and get the gist of city life in Venice. We had an enjoyable boat ride back to the bus where we prepared for a three-hour bus ride to Croatia. We got through the border smoothly and made it to the beautiful hotel right on the sea. We watched the sunset on the water while keeping an eye on the tiny crabs shuffling a little too close to us then walked around until dinner time. We got a buffet dinner which was very very exciting, there was meats, fruits, veggies, pastries, and gelato! We get to sleep in tomorrow morning which I'm also excited for.
See all you Husky followers in August!
Ciao!
-Avie
A quick ride into Venice #DawgsAbroad pic.twitter.com/o1cmw7CzFK
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