This afternoon, we took advantage of our hotel's offer of a free trip to the nearby island of Murano. The catch was that we would have to visit the hotel owner's glass blowing factory. No problemo! We felt like royalty hopping on our private water taxi while everyone else queued for the crowded water bus.
The 20 minute boat ride was followed by a fascinating demonstration of the art of glass blowing by some gnarly old Venetian. He was enjoying himself - he made a colourful fluted vase and a delicate horse in mere minutes, as we watched in amazement. For his grand finale he lit a cigarette off the finished piece of glass, to show us how hot it was.
The local square featured some large glass artworks. This one was my favourite. My hair immortalised in glass. Classic!
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