Europe Update! 6/16 – 6/17 52 Tunnels and Venice, Murano, and Burano Wow, if I had to define ‘travel whiplash’, I think it had to be the events of these two days. To start it off, Aunt Gina and Uncle Steve took me along with them on a hike of the Strada delle 52 Gallerie, or road of 52 tunnels. It was a breath-taking hike uphill through 52 tunnels built by the Italian Army during World War 1 because their normal supply road was within range of Austrian guns. So instead of the exposed vehicle road, a Navy engineer conceived a mule trail that wound along and through the mountainside that was shielded from fire. One of the coolest part of the trail was Tunnel #20, which wound through a stone spire in a corkscrew path! Afterwards we relaxed with some fresh cheese at a nearby farm, and after a nice glass of wine- crashed into bed for the night! The next morning, I didn’t realize I was going to live out every girl’s Instagram dreams! With much anticipation we took the train into Venice, which I had never seen before! However, we ended up spending very little time in Venice proper (really just Piazza San Marco), instead visiting the islands of Murano and Burano. Burano was like a photographer’s dream come true. Every house was a beautiful, bright, pastel color with fabric door covers floating dreamily in the breeze. Clothes lines were strung across alleys and the canals were filled with boat on stripped poles. It was truly a picturesque fisherman town. The fabrics in every door and window held special significance, as Burano is heralded for their work with lace and fabrics. There were so many stores selling table runners, handkerchiefs, shirts, and doilies that it was shocking almost. While we were there we enjoyed an amazing fish lunch and some prosecco before heading off to Burano’s sister island. Murano was the second island on the water boat stop, and it is renowned for its century-old traditions of glassmaking. As we walked along the canals, the plazas were adorned with beautiful glass sculptures, and sparkling knickknacks hanging from every window. I did a bit of shopping and made sure to cradled my breakable purchases very carefully in my hands, on trains, in suitcases and on planes until the I made it back to the USA- with all glass still intact! We took a quick jaunt through Venice and Piazza San Marco before heading back to the train stop and heading home for the evening, since unfortunately our feet were killing us….but what a day!
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