Today we took advantage of the deal the Hotel has with a glass maker on the famous island of Murano. We took a private taxi from the Hotel's dock straight to the dock of the Murano Gallery glass makers where we were met by one of the staff who spoke very good English. He gave us a full tour of the furnace and showroom, and a demonstration of the glass making technique, both blown and sculpted.
After exploring the rest of the island, we took the Vaporetto back to our island and took a break from the heat in our hotel room. Later that afternoon, we ventured out for dinner, gelato, and a night time stroll through the town, including San Marco Piazza, which is quite nice at night. The restaurants each have musicians set up in the square just outside their place. It's a battle of the bands, except that they are not amplified, so you can really only hear the one at your own restaurant.
All around town, people were watching the Italy v. Spain game. It was blasting out of ev building. Unfortunately, it hosed our dinner experience too. We had gone to Trattoria Giorgione, the only restaurant so far in the DK guidebook. The meal started out just dandy, albeit with a snippy waitress. Once the food arrived, we were quite pleased too. I had Gnoccichetta, and Misty had a seafood spaghetti dish. But then the owner arrived, who appeared as what I described as "the classic fat Italian bastard."
His first order of business was to turn the AC off (can't waste any money), then he sat down at the table next to us with a dish of risotto and the remote control. The Italy v. Spain game wasn't on yet, but he blasted the volume (is he deaf?). We now had heat and noise through the rest of the meal and to top it off, when we got the check (from him, not the waitress) it was the illegibly hand-written kind that the guidebook says is illegal. Awesome... no tip for you...
Today we took advantage of the deal the Hotel has with a glass maker on the famous island of Murano. We took a private taxi from the Hotel's dock straight to the dock of the Murano Gallery glass makers where we were met by one of the staff who spoke very good English. He gave us a full tour of the furnace and showroom, and a demonstration of the glass making technique, both blown and sculpted.
After exploring the rest of the island, we took the Vaporetto back to our island and took a break from the heat in our hotel room. Later that afternoon, we ventured out for dinner, gelato, and a night time stroll through the town, including San Marco Piazza, which is quite nice at night. The restaurants each have musicians set up in the square just outside their place. It's a battle of the bands, except that they are not amplified, so you can really only hear the one at your own restaurant.
All around town, people were watching the Italy v. Spain game. It was blasting out of ev building. Unfortunately, it hosed our dinner experience too. We had gone to Trattoria Giorgione, the only restaurant so far in the DK guidebook. The meal started out just dandy, albeit with a snippy waitress. Once the food arrived, we were quite pleased too. I had Gnoccichetta, and Misty had a seafood spaghetti dish. But then the owner arrived, who appeared as what I described as "the classic fat Italian bastard." 
His first order of business was to turn the AC off (can't waste any money), then he sat down at the table next to us with a dish of risotto and the remote control. The Italy v. Spain game wasn't on yet, but he blasted the volume (is he deaf?). We now had heat and noise through the rest of the meal and to top it off, when we got the check (from him, not the waitress) it was the illegibly hand-written kind that the guidebook says is illegal. Awesome... no tip for you...
2 comments:
Ahhhh, Italia! You 2 are having way too much fun, stop it! Wish I was there instead of here...
P.S. No word yet on jobs...oh, an Misty, 2 of your plants are stuck on the roof (will explain later...)
Jenn
Murano glass factory! How very cool! Vivaldi, gelato, pizza, gondola ride, fabulous architecture - sounds great!
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