Venice - Tuesday

Tuesday was spent on the Venetian lagoon island of Murano, famous for its glass. Murano has its own Grand Canal and the wonderful Rio del Vetrai, lined with shops selling all kinds of glass including the most fantastic chandeliers.

Around the island are many glass sculptures.

We walked through the island to Piazzale alla Colonna where we sat to eat at the Gran Caffe Laguna.

We all ate mushroom risotto but I'm more likely to remember the ice cream I had - 8 euros worth of black cherries, chocolate and vanilla ice cream and cream.

The vaporetto ride back to Venice took us past the cemetery island of San Michele and through the Cannaregio canal, which I had not seen before. We arrived back as the sun was fading and casting the most wonderful golden glow on the buildings. We wandered around the Fondamenta dei Tolentini for a while, collecting photos of the reflections of the buildings and bridges in the water. A glorious end to the day.