![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-got-dress-coded-at-a-tourist-spot-in-italy/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nk_DresscodedItaly_offplatform.jpg&description=Exclusive ILLICIT IN ITALY Published : 18:08, 28 Sep 2023 I THOUGHT Venice was my ticket for rest and relaxation, but things got off to a rocky start when I got dress-coded at a popular tourist spot. Even though I thought I was covered up and made efforts to look appropriate, the security guard at the door didn't seem to agree. 4 I got dress-coded on my first day in Venice attempting to visit a popular tourist spot Credit: Nancy Jiang 4 I had arrived in the city by myself after my friend had missed her flight Credit: Nancy Jiang I live in New York and had landed in Venice frazzled and disoriented, after losing my travel buddy to a missed flight on our way over from Paris. Although she had managed to catch the first flight out the next morning, it meant I was scheduled to do all the sightseeing alone on that first day. Don't get me wrong, I was fully capable of a little solo travel, excited even, for my inevitable Julia-Roberts-Eat-Pray-Love-esque montage, so I quickly set off to experience all that Venice had to offer. My first activity of the day was a visit to St. Mark's Basilica, a cathedral dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, which boasted spoils from the Crusades. I packed light for the trip, bringing only a linen dress, two pairs of jeans, a few tops, and way too many accessories. Seeing the warm weather that day, I'd opted to wear the dress. As I stepped on the grounds of the tourist-packed St. Mark's Square, I found myself wondering why everyone seemed to be so covered up when it was a sweltering near-90 degrees out. It took me far too long to realize the mistake I had made. I pulled up my mobile ticket and saw the dress code warning, which confirmed my suspicion that I was not, at the moment, dressed appropriately for the Basilica. Venice was a small island but my hotel was still a good 30-minute walk away, with only 15 minutes left to spare on my entry time. Thinking fast on my feet, I purchased a "Venezia" T-shirt that I knew I was never going to wear){kind=link}
I THOUGHT Venice was my ticket for rest and relaxation, but things got off to a rocky start when I got dress-coded at a popular tourist spot.
Even though I thought I was covered up and made efforts to look appropriate, the security guard at the door didn’t seem to agree.
I live in New York and had landed in Venice frazzled and disoriented, after losing my travel buddy to a missed flight on our way over from Paris.
Although she had managed to catch the first flight out the next morning, it meant I was scheduled to do all the sightseeing alone on that first day.
Don’t get me wrong, I was fully capable of a little solo travel, excited even, for my inevitable Julia-Roberts-Eat-Pray-Love-esque montage, so I quickly set off to experience all that Venice had to offer.