We say goodbye to Florence and make our way to Venice. At this point we are both very tired and use the bus ride to take advantage of a few power naps (of course Vanda always chimes in with a Wakey Wakey when we arrive at each break stop). We arrive in Venice in the industrial part of the city.
Lets just say it was not the greatest first image of such a beautiful city. We board a boat and begin our journey throughout the islands of Venice. We made our way to the island of Murano to watch the art of glass blowing. The demonstration room was very warm as the furnace reached temperatures of 2000 degrees. We watched a man make a horse in less than five minutes with a rolling technique and a pair of tweezers on steroids. After we viewed the showing room full of hundreds of glass sculptures, we boarded the boat back to St. Marks Square. We walked through the streets as it was one big outdoor shopping mall. We took pictures by the water and bought a few gifts and souveniers. After lunch at McDonalds (shame on us but it saved us money for gifts), we found out that getting money out of the ATM is like doing something illegal. We would constantly look over our shoulders, get it done as quickly as possible, and stuff the goods away as quickly as possible. Then to the bathroom so Ashlee could give the city of Venice one euro to use the bathroom (I just used the streets). Finally we boarded our Gondola (our guide was the biggest of them all) and took a ride throughout the streets while being serenaded by an accordian and the gondeleers talking on the cell phone. We left the beautiful city the same way we arrived and ended the day looking forward to Switzerland.
Lets just say it was not the greatest first image of such a beautiful city. We board a boat and begin our journey throughout the islands of Venice. We made our way to the island of Murano to watch the art of glass blowing. The demonstration room was very warm as the furnace reached temperatures of 2000 degrees. We watched a man make a horse in less than five minutes with a rolling technique and a pair of tweezers on steroids. After we viewed the showing room full of hundreds of glass sculptures, we boarded the boat back to St. Marks Square. We walked through the streets as it was one big outdoor shopping mall. We took pictures by the water and bought a few gifts and souveniers. After lunch at McDonalds (shame on us but it saved us money for gifts), we found out that getting money out of the ATM is like doing something illegal. We would constantly look over our shoulders, get it done as quickly as possible, and stuff the goods away as quickly as possible. Then to the bathroom so Ashlee could give the city of Venice one euro to use the bathroom (I just used the streets). Finally we boarded our Gondola (our guide was the biggest of them all) and took a ride throughout the streets while being serenaded by an accordian and the gondeleers talking on the cell phone. We left the beautiful city the same way we arrived and ended the day looking forward to Switzerland.
While you were using the streets did anyone say, "Hey, European!"
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