Venice 5-6 October,2014

We arrived in Venice after approximately 27hrs travelling, feeling a little weary!! We walked from Pl Roma bus station to our Hotel and whilst checking in we're offered an upgrade to a suite in their sister Hotel a short distance away, which we accepted. On arrival at this Hotel, we found it was the Hotel Canal  Grande, where we stayed 2 yrs ago.

When making our reservations for this trip, we actually had a hold on a room at the Hotel Canal Grande, but decided that it was more than we wanted to pay, so cancelled the reservation about 3 weeks ago !! So I guess we were meant to stay here !! 

We had breakfast overlooking the Grand Canal this morning, which was lovely, and as we were leaving the hotel for a days sightseeing,

were offered a complimentary Water Taxi ride to Murano, to one of the Glass blowing demonstrations and as we were intending to go there, we accepted.

After watching the demonstration, we then made our way to Burano, which is known for its traditional lace making. We watched a demonstration on how the lace is made by hand, and learned that it can take 3 women 5 days minimum to make a 6 inch doily. We enjoyed lunch chatting to some American tourists, and then set off to find the leaning Bell Tower. Whilst taking

 some photos, we met some people from Springwood, near where we used to live. Burano is a very colourful and relaxed place and we spent most of the afternoon wandering around the streets before heading back to the Vaporetto for the 40 min ferry ride back to Venice Island.

After a quiet pre dinner drink, we strolled around the back streets near the hotel and found a lovely little outdoor restaurant for dinner.  The mix of American, English, Italian & Australian quests and a waiter named Sorry, made for a very enjoyable night