Day 4: Florence and art
![](http://d2k8htqlk8yn1a.cloudfront.net/img/flags-png/it.png)
Our challenge today was to sketch a Florence scene and then to later paint a watercolor. Since Russell and I have previously shown zero artistic talent, we kind of surprised ourselves with how well weLæs mere
Our challenge today was to sketch a Florence scene and then to later paint a watercolor. Since Russell and I have previously shown zero artistic talent, we kind of surprised ourselves with how well weLæs mere
We slept in so late that we missed our opportunity for one last meal in Florence. So we are on the train to Venice. I hope to have time to grab some food before we start our mask-making challenge.
Today we went to a workshop where they showed us how to make traditional masks of Venice and the history of these masks (very interesting) and the we each had to replicate an existing mask (let's justLæs mere
Here is the view from our room in the hotel. Not a bad place to be stuck for 2 days, eh?
It is a very old fashioned hotel with big clunky room keys that you leave at the desk when you go out. ThatLæs mere
We are on a vaporetto (water bus) on the way to the island of Burano for a scavenger hunt. We are running late but we are with 2 other teams so it's all good.
It was tougher than we expected. More asking strangers for information and help than figuring out puzzles. Oh joy. Not just talking to strangers but also asking them for help. Two of my favoriteLæs mere
We then went to a glass factory on the famous island of Murano where we first had to make a glass mosaic. We were just reproducing a child's mosaic with glass bits glued on wood, but it was fun and weLæs mere
After we got back from the art challenge we went off to do laundry and then had a very nice dinner with some teams we hadn't spent much time with. We managed to polish off 4 bottles of wine amongst 6Læs mere
I'll get caught up on activities later, but here's a picture of food for now.
We got up early to take the 10:25 train to Bologna. Venice is lovely but why not eat lunch in the food capital of Italy?
When we arrived in Bologna, there was a collection of Mickey Mouse statuesLæs mere
Cool! [Stephanie]