Day 35: Murano Island and Chamber Music

Today I had booked a tour out to Murano Island where all the glass is made in Venice. When I booked, it said I was signing up for a private 3-hour tour which I didn't believe because it was less money than it would have taken us to book a water taxi out to the island and back. But it was private--we had a wonderful guide, Vittorio, who was knowledgable on Venetian history.  We learned a lot. It started with a walk across San Marco.

Then we got in a water taxi for a trip over to Murano.

We went to a glass factory. It was lots of fun watching the glass being made.  These guys are amazing.

Then we spent about an hour and half wandering Murano. Definitely a place we'd like to come back to and spend more time.

We had tickets to see The Unorthodox Quartet in the ballroom at the Venice Opera House.  This was a group with a flute, clarinet, bassoon, and cello. I had never seen this configuration of a quartet before.  We liked them a lot.  Here is they are. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&tbm=vid&sxsrf=APwXEdfsHqnZdvzdTcsD-Sv1bRqW0FFMMA:1686122805150&q=the+unorthodox+quartet&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifwuT20LD_AhX1X_EDHfPhAWQQ8ccDegQICxAH&biw=1550&bih=847&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4eeff6c1,vid:EhFaUdMd_Ow

Before the performance we had dinner at a restaurant by the opera house that we had visited before.