Visiting Venice’s outer islands is a popular excursion. Burano is known for its lace and Murano for its glass. While tours include travel on dedicated boats, the islands are served by the regular vaporettos and allow visiting other islands on the way without a tour group. As we visited early in the morning, there wereContinue reading “Italy Day 13: Burano, Murano, and a Gondola Ride”
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Italy Day 12: Exploring Venice
Having experienced a half-day taste of Venice on the previous day, we were ready to find “our” Venice. For Janet and I, that meant heading out early to a distant corner of the main islands to visit the church of San Pietro di Castello. I’d found this church as it was a geocache which explainedContinue reading “Italy Day 12: Exploring Venice”
Italy Day 11: To Venice
Traveling around Europe by train includes some classic moments. We’ve previously experienced a few, from overnighting between Paris and Berlin or passing through the channel tunnel. This day we experienced a simple one and an inspiring one. The simple experience is one that can end well or badly: running for the connecting train, usually involvingContinue reading “Italy Day 11: To Venice”
