The pictures of the actual glass blowing really aren't all that exciting so I will spare you. But he made a glass horse out of what is on the end of his stick which is pretty cool right?
We then walked around and looked at all the little shops displaying the amazing glass artwork. They all had signs asking for no photos, but I snuck one in for all my fanz who read this blog.
We hopped on a water taxi to the island of Murano the next morning. Murano is known for its glass blowing, so it was so cool to tour a factory and see the workers in action. Scott and I have a tradition of buying a Christmas ornament every time we go on vacation or take a little trip. All through Italy we were searching for the perfect one. We thought it would be so cool to get a glass ornament made on the island, but as we were looking, we realized they were all SO pricy. As I have said a few times, our bank account at the moment was pretty much nonexistent, so we figured we should try to find something cheaper. Then in one of the stores, we found the cutest little glass ornaments that were 5 euros each! We were so excited and then the shop owner told us with a disapproving look that those weren't actually made on the island so that is why they were so cheap. I don't know if he expected us to care and buy a more expensive ornament, but I wanted to be like "uhhh do you know who my husband is? price over quality ALWAYS." So we bought the little ornament so fast and when we tell our kids where we got it, they will never know the difference.
