One thing I forgot to mention about Bagnorigio is the number of cats there.  They all seem to be fed and watered, but there is a definite lack of spaying and neutering.  And vetting.  Fewer cats might mean better cared for cats.  I was having a coffee in a little outdoor cafe and saw a cat coming down a path…and a dog on a leash coming up the hill.  When they met, the cat hissed at the dog – and he would have taken flight if not attached to his leash!  Scared the whey out of him…and everyone who saw it laughed out loud!  

Today, we got a free water taxi ride to Murano to visit a glass factory.  The factories have this service hoping you will buy their glass after the demonstration of glass blowing.  After the tour, we went to Burano where the lace is made.  The restaurant we planned to go to,was closed, so a shopkeeper told us of another place to go…Bar Sport.  It was excellent for the seafood we had. She said it wasn’t fancy…just good food.  We sat outside under an awning and there was a downpour.  Every other table had to go inside but we stayed dry til it stopped.  Went to a few of the shops and saw lace being made by an 87 year old woman.  One of 7 who will make the one piece.  We have heard it takes 7 women to make a piece and each woman does a different pattern.  Such beautiful work and soon to be a lost art.  The women will come and sew for about 2 hours each day and it takes about a month to make a doily.  After Burano, we went to Torcello…another island close to Burano.  Not much there except two old churches, a couple of shops and a beautiful venue for special events.  Looked like it was set up for a wedding and as we were leaving, people were arriving in party clothes.  Back to Venice.  As we were on the Grand Canal, I saw a yacht that was very large and it was flying a very large British flag with the Prince of Wales feather emblem on it.  Maybe he was here?  And speaking of ships….there were four MONSTER cruise ships docked here when we arrived.  There is a push to ban them from Venice.  They are ridiculously out of place here in this picturesque city.  It started pouring down rain as we were headed back to the convent, so we ducked into a hotel restaurant for a delicious dinner.  I had tagliatelle with chicken bits, mild peppers and a creamy curry sauce.  Even tho it was a pasta, it was very different from the typical pasta and very good.  The rain stopped long enough for us to,dash Bach to the convent and get to bed.  Another great day.