Day 4
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| Murano © A Product of Silence |
Today we went for a cruise around the lagoon, visiting three islands. Murano, which is famour for it’s glass. This was one of the many places in Venice I was keen to visit and after watching a glass blowing display we wandered around the island and did some shopping. I bought a beautiful glass paperweight, something easy to get home in one piece. I also bought some earings made from glass beads for my girls.
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| Basilica Di S. Maria Assunta, Torccello © A Product of Silence |
The second stop was the island of Torcello, which is a tiny island consisting mainly of a Basilica. The Basilica Di S. Maria Assunta dates to around the year 1000 and the mosaics that adorn it are breathtaking.
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| Torcello © A Product of Silence |
Here we also managed to find a cafe and enjoyed a much needed cup of coffee. It was while waiting to be collected by our boat that I noticed the colour of the water in Venice. It seems a completely different colour to the ocean in Australia. It is a beautiful greeny blue much lighter than what I was used to at home. Who knew that the ocean was a different colour in different parts of the world?
The last stop for the day was the island of Burano, which is famous for it’s venitian lace. This island was larger and had a sizable shopping district. It was our location for lunch.
On the way back we passed many smaller islands some uninhabited others with a few houses. As it was nearing dusk the air was much cooler on the way home and I was happy to step back into our beautifully warm hotel room and remove a few of the layers I had on.
Dinner that night was pizza at a restaurant close by to our hotel.
Dinner that night was pizza at a restaurant close by to our hotel.
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