700 years ago Venice was the world leader in glass making, and remained that way for hundreds of years. In the 13th century all of the glass makers were forced to move out of Venice becuase of the risk of fire, and were all moved acros the lagoon to the Island of Murano. Murano's principle industry is still glass making although now it's mostly to sell to tourists like us. We wandered off the main drag and I was struck by the colors and the textures of the buildings.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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