Monday, 2 April 2012

Day 10 - Venice to home

Ciao Italy!
It's been great!

Day 9 - Venice

In the morning, we visited a mask shop where the owner demonstrated some mask making techniques and shared with us some fascinating history about Venetian masks.  We also enjoyed a walking tour of Venice, ending in San Marco Square.  Our supper that night included some of the best gnocchi ever! Here are some pictures to enjoy.





 


Day 8 - Florence to Venice

We took a bus to Venice this morning and arrived around 12:30 in the afternoon.  After quickly dropping our luggage off at the hotel and grabbing some lunch, we took a water bus to the island of Murano.  On the island, we visited a glass museum and watched a demonstration of a worker making a vase and horse of glass.  In the evening, we had a fantastic dinner of squid black ink pasta - a popular Venetian dish.  Here are some pictures.

Venice


Glass making factory

Murano

Squid black ink pasta