We woke up to rain. At least we came prepared. After a quick breakfast downstairs, we headed out to explore. We returned to St. Mark’s Squares to look around. We did a little shopping. We had lunch at a cafeteria. It was great because it was really easy to get everyone something they liked. Ellie had grilled vegies and fruit salad. David had roasted chicken and potatoes. I had tortellini soup and salad.
After lunch we made our way to the boat docks to start our boat tour of three islands. The first island was Murano, the glass making island. We watched a glass maker make an ornament and a horse. Ellie was fascinated with the process. They had a gallery filled with all sorts of beautiful glassware. We managed to look at everything and escape without breaking anything.
The second island was Torcello. It had a beautiful old church. There were also so shops and restaurants but most were closed due to the weather and it being the end of season. The third island was Burano. The island is famous for its handmade lace. This was Ellie’s and my favorite island. She loved watching the lady make the lace and exploring the shop. She like the pure lace items better than the ones that also had embroidery or crochet on them.
Since we were part of a group tour, we only had about 30-40 minutes on each island. I wish we would have had more time to explore but there is never enough time. Back at the dock, we were all starving. We found a little café for dinner. David had wonderful spaghetti with meat sauce. I had tortellini in cream sauce and Ellie had pizza. We were all exhausted from the last two days, so it was back to the hotel. We were all in bed by 7pm. Ellie and I slept straight through to 8am. Sleep is wonderful!
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| Fun in the rain! |
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| St Marks from the back. |
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| Making of a glass horse |
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| Ellie with the finished horse. |
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| Beautiful church on the island of Torcello. |
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| Making lace |
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| A sample of a few of the beautiful products. |
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