Today we travelled by water taxi to the beautiful island of Burano. We were met by our guide Fiona this morning, and she travelled with us, explaining the lagoon and islands it encompasses along the way. It was great getting out on the water, mind you it was a tad choppy
and the stomach churned a bit! This was all forgotten when we got to Burano - a very pretty place. The homes and other buildings are painted all the colours of the rainbow and the local story goes, Burano is the place where the end of the rainbow landed - lovely. Burano is famous for it's handmade lace and some very tasty biscuits!
Upon returning to Venice we spent more time wandering the streets of this magical island - a feast for the eyes around every corner. We had decided even before we got to Venice, that a gondola ride was a must and we stumbled upon a driver ready to go without a queue so the decision was made for us. What a beautiful ride it was! There are so many gondolas travelling along the canals at once, but they are very skilled and manoeuvre quite easily through the narrow channels. Quite a way to finish a wonderful day!
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