Murano and leaving Venice

 

We had little luck in learning to ride the water bus in Venice until our last day.  We got on a water bus that traveled all around San Marco Island before it went to Murano. It was an hour bus ride when Murano is just 10 minutes away. We had tried many times to use the water buses but we always managed to get on a different one than we wanted.  We finally got the right one on our return to Venice.

Venice was crazy crowded. Murano was a laid back island and very calm and quite.  We understand that is an unusual thing but we went on a weekday instead of the weekend.  We really enjoyed a break from the activity of San Marco island. We shopped, had lunch and strolled the town.

Murano is known for its blown glass creations.  There are workshops scattered around the island. Every store has blown glass.  This one had blown glass balloons which I thought were cool.  

We saw some fabulous creations.  We couldn't buy anything because they can't ship to Bonaire and we had no room in our bags.

Our last night in Venice, we found this little restaurant that was situated on a triangle of terrace hidden away from the street.  Our table was two inches from the edge and right on the canal. Very private and very romantic.  We had a fabulous meal of seafood and pasta. We had finished a bottle of Prosecco before dinner so we had a Bellini and a Spritz (Aperol and fizzy water). Yes, I know its hard to believe, but we were "wined out" for the day.

Leaving Venice was hard. We had such a good time and just loved the city. We had a great hotel, lots of good food and gelato.  We saw great sights and walked all the streets.  Rick's navigation skills are tremendous. Venice is like a maze and without Google maps we would have been lost.

Time to move on. We rented a car at the Venice airport and headed west.  Our next stop is Soave and a stay at the winery.