Venice: Day 1: Part 2: Murano & Burano

We got on our tour boat and headed towards Murano.  It is a little island off of Venice and they are known for their blown glass.  Our tour guide took us right to this shop where we got to watch a guy make a vase and a horse.  It was really neat to see him make these things in person.  The horse was especially awesome.  At first it just looked like he was pulling randomly at the soft goo and then it magically turned into a horse and was hard as glass.  Such a fun thing to watch.  And they had a drink vending machine where they sold water for .45.  Made me very happy because it was so hot and humid.
They had so many really fancy things in their store and it was expensive stuff.  Like oh my heck that is a lot of money, expensive.  I hadn't gotten Tony a gift yet from my trip and I thought he would appreciate something from the Murano glass store.  So I got him a really nice green dolphin.  It was kind of pricey, but Tony like quality things.
After we were all done there we all got back on the boat to go see Burano.  Burano is another little island off of Venice.  This town is known for its hand made lace and also it's bright colored buildings.

We started off by watching a lady making the lace.  They sew on the outside of the fabric.  They said that it takes 7 different women to make anything in the lace because each woman masters just one kind of stitch.  So one small lace item takes like a month to make.  It was pretty interesting to watch her doing it.  They also said that she was one of the youngest lace makers they had because it's a dying art that the younger generation isn't interested in learning.

We were able to walk around that store and see all the different lace items.  They were pretty, but I didn't buy anything there.
After that store we had about an hour where we could wander around the island.  A nice lady from Chili hung out with Teagan and I as we wondered.  We saw lots of shops and then wandered around seeing all the bright colored buildings.  Our tour guide told us that they paint their house bright because when it's foggy it is easier for the fishermen to find home.  They also would paint their boats the same color as their homes.  It was really pretty.  Lots of canals and bridges on this island too.  I really liked walking around the island and I was really glad that we went on a tour.  We really learned a lot about things from our tour guide and had a really good time.