Canals and Diamonds
May 6th 2008 Tuesday 6th May
We started the day with a trip down the canal using the "canal buses" for a tour of the Gassan diamond centre (a bit of a worry I thought). This "tour" turned out be more of a sales pitch similar to the "glassblowing tour" at Murano. The tour guide did however show us how a diamond is cut, beginning with a rough cube, using some models about 2-4 cms across. (Question of the to
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