Island of Murano

I thought Murano is a name invented by Nissan for their stubby SUV. Then, I found out about Murano island. We stayed on the island of Murano when we were in Venice. Fifteen minutes from Venice by boat, Murano is the world famous producer of fancy glasswares and all things made out of glass. Many tourists will travel to Murano for a few hours to tour the glass making factories and the rows of glass shops lining Murano island.

Murano became very quiet at night as the tourists started going back to Venice. The locals will come out and hang out in the square. There are only two hotels on Murano island and like Venice there's no road, just water everywhere.

If I have to live in Venice, I will live on Murano island. It is very serene and peaceful after the tourists left. The town people came out and strolled around the island. It is actually a good size island with its own soccer field, three groceries stores and rows of neat houses. Murano at night. Sometimes the silence is broken only the local residents strolling around or the speedboats returning to Venice island which is 15 minutes away.