Photo: Venice morning
Day 28: Venice
My day started with an early morning photo walk to a near
deserted St Mark’s Square, leaving the rest of the family sleeping. What a
lovely time of day.
After breakfast we were walking to the vaporetto (ferry/bus)
wharf to go to Murano Island when we were approached by a man offering a free
trip to Murano and a glass factory. Being suspicious we asked lots of
questions, but it turned out he was representing the tourist board and they run
promotions to get tourists to go to Murano to see the traditional craftsmen at
work. Much of the glassware sold in Venice is not actually produced locally,
but is mass produced in China. The trip was great – we caught a water taxi to
Murano via the back canals (rather than the route around the island that the
vaporetto would have taken), got a tour of a factory producing chandeliers and
then we were free to roam around the island, looking at other shops and
factories, before catching the vaporetto back to St. Mark’s – all at no cost to
us. Lots of souvenirs, including some
Murano glass Pandora – direct from Murano.
After a bit of a break we then wandered past a theatre where
‘Venezia, The History, The Show’ was due to begin in an hour. On the spur of
the moment we bought tickets. It was a great show, explaining the history of
Venice in a humourous but informative way. After the show we searched out a
quick pasta (dinner at 10:30 – very European!) and back to the hotel.
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