Today was another amazing day, and the weather could not have been more perfect. We went island-hopping today and hit up pretty much every island with anything interesting on it. Go us!
We started the day off by going to Murano (which I'd been to before), the glass-blowing island. I'll admit, the glass-blowing show we saw today was better than the one I saw the first time, so that was nice. We spent a little while wandering and seeing the glass shops, and then we grabbed a quick lunch (and gelato--Apeksha's first time!) before getting on another vaporetto to Burano, which is known for its lace. The lace merchandise (especially the parasols) were nice, but what I liked more were the colorful buildings all around the island. It reminded me of La Boca in Buenos Aires :) The clouds in the sky provided good shade but didn't rain down on us, which was perfect, and we just sat by the water for a while.
Next up was Torcello, the oldest island in Venice. It had such a relaxing atmosphere, and we all loved it. Everything was just very simple and unadorned, but it was nice that way. We saw Ponte di Diavolo (Devil's Bridge), so nicknamed because it lacks railings on either side, as well as the church, which was very simple and good for meditating and praying. It reminded us of a chapel we visited in Santa Fe last year in its tranquility and simplicity. Afterwards, we found a spot by the water and just sunbathed for a while. Summer perfection :)
Then, we went to San Michele, the island cemetery. We found the graves of Stravinsky, Brodsky, Pound, and Rudge, which were interesting to see. The cemetery itself was pretty big, and it reminded me of Recoleta in Argentina (lol, so many reminders of Argentina!). I never quite know how to feel when I'm at a cemetery...sad? Meditative? I guess a combination of the two.
Our last island of the day was the Lido, known as the resort island of Venice, and it lives up to its name. The beach there is really pretty, and we played in the ocean for a bit. We headed back to the other side of the island (and grabbed a big pizza on the way, as well as these fried rice balls called arancini siciliani) to eat and watch the sun set over Venice. It was breathtakingly beautiful. :) The night got even better when some live jazz music started playing at a nearby restaurant, and we started to swing dance, by the water, without a care in the world. It was a really awesome feeling of pure, innocent joy :)
On the way back to San Marco, we belted out Disney songs on the vaporetto, which was fun X) Instead of taking the vaporetto back to Piazzale Roma, we opted to walk back instead...it was a lot of fun. The streets of Venice are pretty dark and extremely quiet at night, except at the restaurants, but I never felt the slightest hint of danger. It was a really cool feeling :) Great day!
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