Today was another huge day. I took far too many photos, but it was great!
I started the day off early with a trip to the most tourist-y places on the whole island of Venice - the Rialto Bridge, the Doge's Palace and San Marco Basilica.
The bridge was a little bit boring, despite being almost 500 years ols, as it was under construction, but the Doge's palace was amazing. The paintings were just intricate and even got to walk across the Bridge of Sighs.
After the Palace, I went to the main church. It was free to get in, and really pretty, but then you had to pay to see anything other than the main church area.
In the afternoon, I went to a couple of the small islands off Venice. The first one was Murano. It is known mostly for its glasswork, and they definitely had a lot of it! I got to see a craftsman making a glass horse (no photos sadly) and heaps of intricate wares!! Apparently not all of it is real though, so that is kind of sad.
After that, I went further from Venice again, to Burano. This island is known for it's lacework, but it was the brightly painted buildings that really amazed me. It is one of the most beautiful towns I have ever seen! Everyone was in on the bright coloured fun!!
I ended the day with a cruise back to the bus station, which went right around the entire Venice area. Sadly, night photos all come out super blurry when you're on a boat, but take my word for it - it was really nice.
Tomorrow, some swimming xx