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Visita a Venezia
... as the blown glass capital of the WORLD. Liz suggested we attempt to find a studio where we could watch someone actually blow glass, and since she clearly knew what she was talking about i thought it sounded like a good idea. We finally found a studio after walking around for a little, and we saw a man blow glass. I had no idea what to expect, and it turned out to be very cool. He made two things, one a vase and the second a horse. It was amazing how with five little clips of ...
The Classic Water City
Next on the must-see list of Italy was Venice. For pure wow factor alone, this may be one of my all time favorite cities. The island portion of Venice is truly fascinating with no motor vehicles or really even bicycles, because anything with wheels would need to navigate a veritable maze of waterways, bridges, and stairs. Transportation by boat is the norm and the water buses are just as efficient as a regular city bus with a no nonsense pick up and drop off and move on routine. One of ...
Island city on the water
... city could possibly accommodate any more tourists though!
Venice's popularity as a major worldwide tourist destination has caused several problems, including the fact that the city can be very overcrowded at some points of the year. It is regarded by some as a tourist trap, and by others as a 'living museum'. Unfortunately the cruise ships that use the Giudecca Canal send a large wake toward the city, that slowly causes the city to sink.
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Voyage to Venice! :)
... is that they don't really use street names, just general areas. So our address was in the Santa Croce "area". Luckily, tourist info. knew where it was so we didn't have to search for hours trying to find it!
After we dropped off our luggage at the Residenza Santa Croce Hostel we walked around just to get acquainted with the city. The Grand Canal was so beautiful and I loved seeing the ...
Water , water, everywhere!
... and ponchos (they all look like multi coloured walking condoms - we walked a little way behind!).
On to St Marc’s Square - by this time the square was beginning to flood and the boardwalks were quickly being set out. Up onto the board walks with the other 50,000 people in the square and we went to the Murano Glass Factory to see some glass blowing - very impressive. We were soaking wet by this stage and dripped and squelched all over Murano leaving puddles ...