Bassano

     For the past few weekends when we haven't been traveling, my friends and I have been going to Bassano del Grappa.  Bassano is the closest city to us and is about a 15 minute taxi ride.  It is a really cool place because it is a fun Italian city without all the tourist traps.  We are always the only Americans there.  The Veneto region (where I am) is known as being a very wealthy area and that is definitely noticeable in Bassano.  All of the people are dressed so well and there are some really nice stores.  They also have an amazing chinese restaurant.  When I first told people about it, they thought it was weird that we would spend our time and money getting chinese food.  But think about it, in America we wouldn't want to eat cheeseburgers every night so why would Italians eat Italian food every night.  The chinese restaurants here are exactly like chinese restaurants in America which is kind of funny.  Anyway, Bassano is a really fun place and I am really glad I am getting to see these Italian towns and cities that most tourists don't normally go to.