‘It’s like a ghost town!’ Kate Langbroek reveals she is trapped in Venice during Carnival celebrations due to Coronavirus lockdown
Kate Langbroek has been left stranded in Venice after a Coronavirus scare left the island city in lockdown.
The Australian radio star, 54, who lives with her family in Bologna, had travelled to Venice with her husband Peter for the annual Carnival festivities over the weekend.
Speaking to Hughsey and Ed on Monday, Kate revealed that the streets of Venice were eerily empty amid the health scare.
‘Walking through Venice… it was like a ghost town last night, even though there were still Carnivale events on during the day,’ she revealed.
Explaining how she found out about the lockdown, Kate said: ‘The news broke yesterday that they were cancelling Carinval today and tomorrow. That’s huge news.’
She went on to reveal that her children’s schools and sporting activities had been cancelled for the week.
‘It’s like a ghost town!’ Kate Langbroek, 45, revealed to Hughsey and Ed on Monday that she was trapped in Venice during Carnival celebrations due to a Coronavirus lockdown
Carnival nightmare: The Australian radio star, who lives with her family in Bologna, had travelled to Venice with her husband Peter for the annual Carnival festivities over the weekend (pictured together at a Carnival event on Sunday)
Poking fun at the situation, Kate joked that the lockdown could be a good excuse to extend her Venetian holiday.
‘[Peter and I] were like, ‘Hang on a minute, if we get quarantined in Venice, our four children are at home with a babysitter in Bologna. Does that mean we get two weeks [of holidays]?”
Luckily, Kate revealed she’d managed to book two seats on a train scheduled to depart Venice later that day.
‘Does that mean we get two weeks?’ Poking fun at the situation, Kate joked that the lockdown could be a good excuse to extend her Venetian holiday
‘Plague doctor out’: Following the interview, Kate poked fun at the Coronavirus scare by uploading a photo of a man wearing a traditional Carnival ‘plague doctor’ mask
‘Things are a bit quieter than normal’: She also shared a video on Instagram Stories of the spectacular view from her hotel room, which overlooked Venice’s Grand Canal
Following the interview, Kate poked fun at the Coronavirus scare by uploading a photo of a man wearing a traditional Carnival ‘plague doctor’ mask.
‘The streets of Venice are quiet this morning. Plague doctor out,’ joked Kate, adding the hashtags #venezia and #coronavirus.
She also shared a video on Instagram Stories of the spectacular view from her hotel room, which overlooked Venice’s Grand Canal.
‘It’s the first morning after the Coronavirus scare, so things are a bit quieter than normal. But we’re about to venture out and see what’s going on… still very beautiful,’ Kate said to the camera.
Living abroad! She moved to Bologna, Italy, with her family at the start of last year. Pictured with husband Peter Allen Lewis
Living the life! Kate and Peterrelocated to Italy with their four children in January 2019 for what was supposed to be a ‘gap year.’ But they have since extended their stay for another 12 months