Today we had two goals, one to go visit Murano and the other to squeeze in some more time at another site of the biennale. So we woke up early to catch a water taxi over to the islands of Murano which is not too far from the main islands of Venice, and just so happens to be closer to the side we are staying on. Murano is famous for their glass. So on the islands you can see glass blowing and of course many options to purchase Murano glass. The islands themselves are also very beautiful. It is like a smaller Venice, in that it also has many small and large canals that split the islands with shops, restaurants, and homes all lining the canals. Overall it is much smaller than Venice but pretty cool to see all the glass and people working with glass all over the island. We also wanted to hop out a bit further to the islands of Burano, which are famous for brightly colored buildings and fabrics but we instead went back into Venice when we were done on Murano so that we had enough time to see more of the biennale.

We took a water taxi from Murano to Piazza San Marco so that we could visit the exhibits at the Arsenale. Instead of many small individual buildings, the Arsenale was one huge building that went on forever, that was kinda split up inside to showcase a variety of work. Just like the day before, the work of many artists and many styles and experiences were shown. It was again really fun to explore and we stayed until close again and of course were still unable to see everything.

We decided that we want to try dinner at Harry's Bar that night. This is a very famous restaurant in Venice that has been around forever, and very well know for being frequented by many famous people over the years and the origin as such things as the bellini and carpaccio. So we walked from the Arsenale back up to Piazza San Marco to make a reservation at Harry's. We made a reservation and had to quickly run back to our place since they do not allow shorts and sneakers in the restaurant. We jumped on a water taxi, ran home, changed, and the head back out to Harry's. Here were enjoyed another amazing meal. We tried their fresh artichokes, pasta with bolognese, and a baked pasta with cheese. We also had a bellini since Harry's Bar is the creator of the drink. It also turned out that two tables down from us was the owner of Harry's Bar. He later stopped by the table to say hi and ask how the meal was.

Dan Golembeski