Ten minutes train delay, one giant train station obstacle course, two minutes to catch the next train, an exhausting run and a lost ukelele later the next train pulled into Treviso. I had visited Treviso before for an evening, but for a town called little Venice I was delighted to be back for a two week camp. I worked with teenagers again this week and as the week continued temperatures rose to near boiling and hormones flowed freely, meaning I had to seperate long lost loves who couldnt wait thirty mintues to meet their significant other during break and who changed significant others every second day! I think the love triangles in this camp were more complicated than I have ever seen! Besides this and the heat the week flew by (thanks to a lovely scavenger hunt, a grand quiz, dramatically inclined class episodes, magic process drama, wonderfully constructed leaning towers of pisa, the cutest host family ever, super enthusiastic students and awesome co-workers) and on Friday evening I found myself in Caorle!

But back to Treviso – it’s a refreshing break from crowds with beautiful houses placed around canals and piazzas worth sitting out for several aperitivos for watching the world go by. The fish market is gorgeous, as are the random water wheels and little bridges criss-crossing the canals. The river Sile leads away to the sea and there is a lovely path beside the river which is best enjoyed in the evening under the setting sun with a gelato in hand from a place just off via Veronese which in my opinion makes the best ice cream in all of Italy. I’m not usually a chocolate gelato eater their chocolate fondant 72% is like drowning in a fluffy cool chocolate mousse. The two main piazzas are gorgeous, the pizzas in de pino the best, the arched walkways dreamy and the old walls make for an interesting walk. Factoring out the dreaded mosquitos Treviso is the perfect place to eat, drink, be merry and lazily watch the world go by.