Heating the glass vase

Day Six - Into Venice for glass blowing, gondola ride, and exploring; Burano for Dinner

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June 10th 2008
Day Six - Into Venice for glass blowing, gondola ride, and exploring; Burano for Dinner In the morning the whole group boarded our private craft to head to Venice. It takes about 15 minutes by private launch and more with the public vaporetto (water bus) because of the potential of multiple stops. Our first stop was at a Murano glass blowing shop where we watched a master gla ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more