Campo Santa Margarita

We just received our check at Della Madonna and were debating our next move when we decided to ask our waiter (the same one who thought we were worthy of a complimentary tiramisu) where we should venture to. He was so thrilled that we asked that he immediately volunteered to leave work and walk us to Campo Santa Margarita, the college main street of Venice. He lead all 20 of us like a flock of geese down the maze-like roads and over tiny bridges for what seemed to be an hour before we finally reached the square. It was as if we found the cheese at the end of the maze when we caught eye of the booming night-life scene flourishing in the square full of University of Venice and Ca' Foscari University students. We stuck out like sore thumbs before we found Madigans, a small Irish pub where our waiter friend was quaint with the owner. We were quick to order the "Italian flag" shots which consisted of Absinth, Malibu and Strawberry liqueurs (GROSS). As usual, we had to 'leave our mark' by coloring a paper square to hang on their wall filled with hundreds of past study abroad propaganda from around the world (keep an eye out future Madigan's visitors).

The square shut down around 2 a.m. and we treaded (with no sense of direction) back to the hotel where we finally crashed to get some shut eye for the next day. Tomorrow evening our bus heads back to Volterra so we need to get up as early as possible and see the rest of this beautiful city!