Venice

The city of Venice, Italy is simply stunning and completely unique. Of course, who could think of Venice without picturing the well-known and much loved Italian gondolas. Our Gondala driver was hilarious. He said he didn't know how to sing. So instead, he whistled. We did get to listen to other drivers singing and ours whistled along with them. One thing we thought was funny was we would pass under bridges people would take our pictures. Which will makes for great slide shows, hey everybody come see the strangers in a boat.... Overall we would have to rate the ride as one of the highlights in Venice.

 

We went to the world famous Piazza San Marco. There were so many people there that we took our pictures and got out of there as fast as possible. We were trying to cross this bridge and it took 20 mins because so many people were crowded on it. After we left the Piazza it was a lot less crowded and we started exploring the back streets and area's of Venice. At first we started to go to some of the museums they have. We saw huge lines for many of them and opted to not go. Who needs a museum when the whole city is a work of art to be explored and seen. We had so much fun just getting lost in the city.

 

Welcome to isle of Murano. It is famous for its glass blowing. All of the work is still done by hand. We got to see a demonstration of how they do it. There was this funny guy who had a huge beer belly and was smoking while blowing glass. It was amazing how easy they made it look. We were so amazed with some of the things they made. From light fixtures, to bowls, anmials, vases, chairs, tables etc. One of the pictures shows a huge scuplture made entirley out of glass. These people are truly amazing artists.