The boat leaves from the Fondamenta Nuove roughly every hour. On our way to Burano , we discovered we were, in fact, going to the island of Murano , where they make glass. There, we had to change boats. The streets are lined with stalls, where relaxed locals, quite happy to be photographed, are selling lace and linens. The white sunshades around these stalls provide excellent soft lighting for portraits.
Small boats chug up the attractive canals, creating great leading lines to the colored houses.
The boat trip back across the lagoon is a photo opportunity in itself, with cruise boats slipping by, and great shots of the city. For our last evening in Venice, we chose to explore the area of the city closest to the railway station. Restaurants and hotels here are more reasonably priced than those closer to the Piazza San Marco . To absorb the ambience of the city at night, we wandered along the Spanish Way. Lovely old buildings lean against each other, their rooflines presenting a ragged silhouette against the indigo sky.