• Northern Italy
    The Heated Furnace
    Finally Arriving Back at the ShipThe Uniworld River Countess, Our HomeTony Campaiello Gathering the TroopsOur Water Taxi to Giudecca Island GlassworksThe Marina at Giudecca IslandGlassmaking DemonstrationThe Glassmaker at WorkThe Altair is Often Docked By the Venice Port Authority \MSC Fantasia Leaving Port

    Murano Glassworks on Giudecca Island

    November 2, 2014 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    Our cruise director, Tony Campaillo, let us to our own private motorboat, which took us to the glassworks. First we saw a demonstration of how glass blowers ply their craft, and then we went to the showroom. There were all sorts of the most beautiful and fantastic works, from small figurines to large chandeliers. It was unfortunate that we were prohibited from taking photographs, although a Japanese-American named Steve totally disregarded the prohibition.Read more