~Italy: Murano & Burano Islands~

Mum & I took a vaporetto near St Mark’s Square in the early morning to Murano Island. That took about 40minutes as it was travelling very slowly, stopping endlessly and giving way to all the other water transport vehicles on the way. Murano is a lot quiter than Venice and is famous for its glass works. We scrolled to the other side of the island to get another vaporetto to Burano Island which is a world-heritage listed site. That took another 40minutes or so.

Burano is basically just a more colourful version of Venice (literally). The walls of all the buildings are painted with bright colours which really make them stand out. There are many restaurants and souvenir shops on the island, but we also got a good glimpse into the everyday living of those on the island when we detoured off the main area and wandered amongst the residential areas surrounded by pretty gardens and clotheslines obstructing the way. I really liked the look and feel of Burano but if you’re short for time, keep in mind that it takes a good 3 hours for a return trip (taking into consideration interchange times for vaporettos).

That night, we stayed at the Continental Hotel in the Italian Lakes District. The area was beautiful but we were too tired to enjoy it and rested inside the hotel.

Italy was amazing ... everywhere we went was teemed with so much history, culture and art ... that it felt overwhelming at times ... It was everything I expected and more ... Ciao Italy!!! I'll be back!