I had memories of Murano from my last visit when I was a teenager with my family. I remember it being kind of boring. Even ~20 years later, I can imagine it would be boring for a full day as a teenager. It is filled with glass store after glass store ...and not much else! P and I visited about a dozen different glass stores to select souvenirs for family and friends (fabulous shopping!). Then, we caught the water taxi to Burano. It has beautiful colorful houses that reminded us of the La Boca area of Buenos Aires. It was beautiful and a great spot for photos. We had lunch there (again, a post on food soon) and then took about a million photos of the beautiful colors.
When we returned, we took an Urban Adventures tour of Wine and Cicchetti. We have always had great luck with food and wine tours...like-minded travelers and the opportunity to try local cuisine. This one did not disappoint!!! I found a new favorite wine - Rubesco - an Italian sparkling red that is truly amazing. The cicchetti were also fabulous - it's the local word for appetizers that range from calamari on polenta to mashed cauliflower and salami on fresh bread. We visited five wine bars - including the oldest in Venice which opened 30 years before Columbus found America!!!) - they were each fabulous and we highly recommend.
Here are a few photos from our second day:
Beautiful houses in Murano:
Such classic Italian architecture in Murano (and a beautiful blue sky!)
We are so grateful to be able to take so many trips - and see so many amazing sites:
Beautiful and bold Burano!
Even their laundry is stunning!!!
Oldest bar in Venice:
Yummy wine (photo courtesy of P...thus its beautiful composition)
Unique Cicchetti (another photo courtesy of P):
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