Glass blowing demonstration result, Murano

This looked like a masterpiece to me and he whipped it up in about two minutes. As soon as the demonstration was over he destroyed it so he could reuse the glass.

The Leaning Tower of Burano

September 9th 2016
Today's destination is two of the islands in the Venice lagoon. We catch a water bus and head towards the first of these, the island of Murano, which is only about a kilometre north of Venice. It's apparently famous for glass making, which we hear they've been doing here since the 13th century. We're guided into the Guarnieri glass factory, for a glass blowing demonstration. The man at the door ... read more

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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

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