The ship docked today in Venice for 24 hours. We had arranged a tour to several of the out
islands from Venice. Everything close to
Venice is an island.
The first stop was on the island of Murano, world famous for glass blowing. We had a glass blowing demo and then lots of browsing through the finish product. Next we went to the island of Burano known for its brightly colored fisherman’s houses and for handmade lace. The fishermen painted their homes in bright colors because they fished at night and the colors helped them find their homes in the dark. (It was frowned upon to walk into the wrong house in the middle of the night.) The third island was Torcello where we toured the Basilica of St. Maria built in the 11th century.
Tomorrow we head for home. This is my last blog. If you followed us on our adventure, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Blessings, Mike Hall
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| Glass blowing demo. |
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| Glass blowing finish product. |
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| Multi colored fishermen houses on Burano. |
LOVE you all! Please give Barb and Brad a big kiss for me!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a wonderful time. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN. May you have many more. Miss you all.
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ReplyDeleteDad, you have done an excellent job. Loved it all. Miss you already
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