Venice, Italy Day Two

With a bit of a growing cold, Miriam joined in on the second day of discovery. We bought a 12 hour Vaporetto boat pass (the local bus system) for $25 per person and headed out with a transfer to Murano Island. This is the home of famous Venetian hand blown glass; proof that if you have one euro to thousands you can take home a piece of crafted glass. The challenge is figuring out which glass is Venetian versus a Chinese similarity. Shopkeepers‘ signs warned of buying authentic. Yesterday, we noticed several Venice shops selling identical leather goods were manned by Asian proprietors. The day was too glorious to be distracted by anything but the incredible scenery. Returning to Venice, we opted to walk a different 90 minute route back from Piazza San Marco to the ship. The view of the Grand Canal as we crossed the Rialto Bridge was spectacular as vaporettos and gondolas raced by. A small pizza ($4.50) and a can of Coke ($4.00) kept us going until our return to the ship at six. Ciao to Venezia