BURANO

In Venice on a perfect day with Rose, Graham and Tess Brown over from Scotland.  I haven't met her in years and we had a grand time.  A convenient way of not getting too hot and tired in Venice is to buy a 12 hour card that allows rides on all the vaparettos and buses and costs only 18 euros.  We made full use of it by taking a long ride out to Burano - that is the island not too far from Murano where there are many glass blowing factories, most tourists go there.  I've always preferred the colourful little houses of Burano centre of lace making indeed women are sitting outside their houses and in little groups working with their nimble fingers

 

Rose, Graham and Tess

 We finished off a great day at a local tiny restaurant Al Ponte with good wine and a large platter of antipasto