Venice

Venice was so crowded today that we took the ferry over to Murano. During a much earlier period the forces that rule Venice tossed all the glass makers out because of fire dangers. Those wooden bridges were too important to risk. Most of the glass makers went to Murano, a 5 minute ferry ride from the north side of Venice. I was interested in seeing the glass making workshops. Our timing was terrible. We arrived during the two hour lunch. The only thing working were the furnaces. We also couldn’t even find a restaurant or an information booth. The ferry ride over passes by the island that houses the cemetary. It appears as if the entire island is walled in red brick. The return ferry circled around Venice and returned to Saint Mark's. So the trip was worth it because we got to see Venice from the “owner’s” entrance. It was a sunny and beautiful day. The remainder of the day was spent walking through the less traveled streets. It was also laundry day again. A much easier task than In Milan since we found a laundromat one block from our hotel. That evening we spent some time oggling at the revelers. If I could have been in that celebration when I was 20, I would think I had found heaven.