Temperature 36° again
When heading off to catch the bus across to
Venice we accidentally stumbled across the Mestre market very close to our
hotel. A very busy place indeed- Fruit & Veggies, Fish, Cheese and heaps of
clothes. The vans stretched on and on for blocks. About an hour later we took the bus to Venice
and then the Vaporetta to Murano. We were fortunate enough to arrive before the
crowds and didn’t have to wait long for a glass blowing exhibition. The glass
is blown into many varied shapes, sizes & colours and created into many
forms both useful and ornamental - from jewellery to chandeliers. Almost every
shop along the canal sells glass in some form or another. We took the vaporetta
back to S.Marco and visited the Basilica. The queue was much shorter today than yesterday morning.We were quite disappointed by the
dreariness of it compared to the lovely Notre Dames in France however the floor
mosaics were amazing. We headed back to Rialto for some shopping before heading
home. We felt more comfortable today knowing our way around the vaporetta
system. We even found a supermarket across from our hotel and purchased a few
goodies to have dinner in tonight.
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| Murano |
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| Glass street art |
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| Glass street art |
- Retail stores
50-70% off sales similar to home -Many derelict and/or empty buildings in
Mestre reflecting economic times.
- Our
accommodation was comfortable but very small room.
- Excellent buffet
breakfast
- Weather
is very hot
- Public
transport is excellent
- Loads of
tourists
- No seating
available on the island unless eating at a cafe or restaurant
- Pizza
& pasta in abundance
- Beautiful
ice cream
- Very
colourful
- Multicultural
and language no problem – most signs are also in English and some
restaurants have menus in different languages.
- Many of
the buildings are in poor shape
- Both glad we visited Venice
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