On the last day we spent in Venice we went to the Murano glass factory on the island of Murano. Murano glass is absolutely beautiful and all made on the island. You can't learn how to make it unless it is handed down within the family. It is fortunate it is so hard to send home otherwise we would have spent a lot of money! We bought a few small pieces though.
Overall we enjoyed Venice. A great place to be when you're not lost.
We took the train to Florence yesterday which is only 2 1/2 hours from Venice. To start with Florence didn't look terribly exciting, but we had a good look around yesterday and today and have discovered it's beauty. Tuscany is as beautiful as the pictures suggest. We climbed to the top of the Duomo (cathedral) and the views were breathtaking. The Duomo itself was very interesting and beautifully painted. We visited Michaelangelo's David and crossed the Arno river on the Ponte Vecchio (bridge lined with Jewellery shops).
The shopping is as good as we expected. There are several street markets selling leather goods, scarves and clothes. Within 4 hours Audra had her leather jacket, and today we went back for more. There are a lot of retail stores as well.
Sundays are pretty quiet in Italy, everything is closed, at least for the morning if not the whole day. So we will have a quiet day and will head to Sienna on Monday.
Still no internet in the room so the photo's are building up ready for uploading.
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