Goodbye Venice, Hello Padua!

So Venice was great. Now i'm in Padua, and this hotel has internet! wahoo! we'll only be here one night, though. its a nice hotel but i liked the other one better. this one is under renevation and really in the middle of the city. outside our window we just see rooftops and constructon. at villa crispi, we saw a nice neighborhood. plus, fabio, the front desk guy at villa crispi was totally cool and really good at english. overall, venicians are way better english speakers than paduans.
We rode the train from Venice to Padua. its real easy to get around here. mom has a difficult time finding her way, but its a good thing im here to help us find our way. buses are most confusing. bye tickets at tobacco shops, which never seem to be open when we want to get bus tickets. therefore, we've been riding buses without tickets which, well, saves us a little money.
Mom is pushing me out the door to walk around before it starts raining. so, bye for now, and i'll try to post again later tonight. ciao!