Venice

Thursday 30 December 2010, Venice

The day started off with a glass blowing tour early this morning---these tours definitely like to take you into the high end shops for a "free" tour, yet I am certain there is some sort of an arrangement back to them for whatever a member does buy. As with the leather shop in Florence, this was definitely on the pricier end of the Venetian shops.

We also saw Doges Palace and Bridge of Sighs, from the inside looking out (not much of a view!)

Boat ride to and lunch in Burano; very colorful and brilliant town, I had never heard of before.

Spent a great deal of time on the boat ride back from Burano talking with an Army major and his girlfriend/fiancee. People really have been very friendly in this group, something which does not always happen.

Bought a (small) bottle of Absinthe and drank half of it...no real impact on me, but that is really nasty tasting stuff!