Emily:
Bruno was a much different town than anything I'd seen in Italy thus far based on the facade alone and I loved it if for nothing else the inspirational colour palettes infused with individuality by means of natural aging. It was gorgeous and difficult to capture the true beauty through a simple photograph.
Our second stop was Murano, the famous island of glass. Knowing how mesmerized I was by the glass gold mosaic tiles on the entry wall of the Duomo and how an entire ceiling of gold almost brought me to tears while viewing San Marcos, I loved, loved Murano. The glass pieces, so similar but completely unique, like people, made me feel excited and giddy. I told Angie as I rolled my four fingers together touching each finger to its matching other, "It's like being a kind in a candy shop!" all while having an enormous smile across my face. The glass was amazing and so were the chandeliers. There was an emerald green chandelier probably as tall as me hanging in one of the side shops. It was so specfabulous it could even be photographed!
At this point, our complementary croissants, cheese, and honey and/or yogurt with cereal was wearing off so we stopped and ate at an outdoor cafe sightly off the water. Upon reaching the white umbrellas and modernized lime green chairs pushed under blue checked table cloths, all our eyes drifted to the older couple whose desserts were being delivered. They looked so delicious and it was made up then, we WiLL be having dessert. Our waiter, who would end up giving Megan his Facebook information by the end of the meal, was a cute kid knowing some english and was trying his best to impress Megan.
Once the food hit the table the pesto pasta I ordered was almost instantly in my mouth! It was so delicious and my french fries too. I love Italian french fries; they are freshly cooked, never frozen and salty... mumm. Our waiter continued to flirt with Megan and because he liked her so much when she passed him and his friends flanking the door to the interior with her camera in her hand, they asked and gestured, "Picture?" The poor man didn't know that she was going back into the bathroom she had just visited for a photo or two because it was so pretty... and well she turned the picture of him down and told them all she wanted to instead take a picture of the bathroom. Our waiter was instantly deflated, his co-workers laughed and his cheeks turned a light shade of red. It was definitely funny... shot down and for a bathroom none the less. Out of the meal, Megan ended up gaining balloons, two red spheres and an orange tube, a great picture with the balloons, tons of laughs and a discount at the owners glass shops. All-in-all a great time.
It was here, at "Pappa's" shop I used my "one splurge." Before leaving I told myself I would try to buy myself very little and if there was something I loved, even if it was too expensive for my ideal budget, I could splurge on one item. I did, on a sterling silver ring framing a gold, square Murano bead. I instantly loved it and the more I see it on my right ring finger, the more I love it. It reminds me of the gold mosaics I am such a fan of, it is both silver and gold, and its a ring; win, win, win... purchased! I am so glad I did too. I questioned it at first because Megan also wanted one but talked herself out of it in exchange for multiple small items. I was thinking at the time, should I have talked myself out of it...No! And then I had a conversation with myself in my head... you told yourself you could splurge, this is your one splurge. Back and forth, forth and back I went... but I made the right decision and love my ring.
The end of our day was quickly approaching, even more quickly than we realized. In Venice everything starts closing down around 6 and because we went all the way out to the other islands, we missed the Guggenheim. We were hoping it would be open till 7 and we would have then had an hours to visit, but it closed at six. It was a great day however and we ended it with a yet another great meal and night photos. I enjoyed my time with the Fab three. It was a great day.
Asaki & LeAnne:
We started out the day by taking a boat to the island of Murano to see a glass-blowing and sculpture-making demonstration. It was amazing. The craftsman produced two items – a vase and a solid glass horse. We thought they were masterpieces, but we were assured they were not good enough and they were placed in a pile to be recycled. We were lucky to see the glass-blowing demonstration because it closed early in the afternoon.
From there, we explored the island and found several wonderful places to sit and sketch. Murano had a completely different feel from the main island of Venice. It was even more relaxed and slower-paced. Being Sunday probably helped!
We window-shopped the rest of the morning, stopping to see all the different Venetian glassworks in several of the shops. The varieties were endless. We ate lunch and then returned to the main island, looking for more places to sketch. We got caught in the rain, along with everyone else! The rain gave Venice a completely new look.
We continued sketching the city into the evening. Sunset was beautiful!
Kaitlin & Terra:
We started off the day by going to the Guggenheim with Tamra, Amy, Carmen, and Kathryn. The paintings and sculptures were beautiful, and it was amazing to be able to see the originals of artists such as Picasso, Dali, and Pollock that we have learned about for years in school.
Next stop was the island of Lido. The island felt completely different from the rest of Venice. We walked along the beach through crowds of people and splashed our feet in the Adriatic Sea. Once we acquired our Venice sunburns, we left with Tamra for our adventure to the island of Murano. One wrong stop, and three boat rides later we arrived 15 min. after the stores closed. After our failed attempt and about 3 hours of on and off boat riding, we were finally almost back to our hotel. We had just stopped into a jewelry shop on our way when it started to pour, and felt right at home in Texas when the hail started coming down.
Later that night we went with Amy, Tamra, and Zach to a jazz bar to watch Germany kill Australia in the World Cup. Sitting between fans from each country, and eating delicious food was a great experience and a perfect ending for our day in Venice.
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