Anne here. Given the uncertain weather, we decided to spend the day on Murano, one of the small islands nearby. We got the vaporetto there and back with the locals after purchasing a two day ticket which we can use as much as we like. Each stop was announced as we approached but not on the return trip. Once on Murano we saw two glass blowing demonstrations but felt no obligation to buy any of the quite beautiful pieces on display. Watching a beautiful glass horse...

The big day - our 40th wedding anniversary, and we're spending it in Venice. Mick here How did we get here? We thought you'd never ask. From door to door it was a long 30 hours. To the airport. Queued behind the North Sydney Boys'Concert Band to check in. They were well behaved, but a lot of well behaved young men is still a lot of checking in, particularly with all the instruments. We , on the other hand were as free as birds, carrying only the 7 kilo carr...