Murano Glass Blowing

Somehow, we managed to get up this morning at 8:30 a.m. to get a head start on our only full day in Venice (maybe it was the crappy beds we slept in?). We decided to take the LONGGGGG voyage on the water taxi over to the island of Murano, infamous for it's glassblowing craftsmanship. After 45 torturous minutes on the boat we finally made it to the island and sat in on a glassblowing demonstration. It was truly amazing to watch this man take a ball of glass and maneuver it until it became a beautiful glass horse. He also made a vase which took him all of of thirty seconds to craft - unbelievable even after seeing it with my own eyes. After weaving through the shops filled with huge chandeliers and amazing glass sculptures I finally decided to purchase a glass charm necklace with the letter "J" painted in the center along with a decorated glass for my souvenir collection.