Last nights dinner was at Al Covo in Castello. The neighborhood (Castello) is pretty cool and much quieter than where our hotel is located next to San Marco. Soft shell crab was the special of the evening so we were pretty stoked on the meal.

Afterwards we went to Harry’s Bar because it’s next to our hotel and when in Rome…or when in Venice more like. 

Today we went to the islands of Murano and Mazzorba and were out on the water all day. It was sunny and fairly warm so a good day to visit the islands. Murano is the glass island and there are a lot of tourist traps to sort through. We did a lot of research about where to buy glass online before we went and it was still super confusing. What we found is that the nice stuff seems to be in stores named after someone (I.e. Carlo Moretti) and that there are nice pieces for a reasonable price. Most of it was not really to our taste though so we didn’t buy anything.

Mazzorba is attached to Burano the lace island. We took a very crowded boat there and had an unpectedly nice/expensive lunch at a place called Venissa which is a restaurant, B&B and winery. It’s very cute and sits in the middle of its own vineyard on the island. Unexpected though because Sara meant to book the osteria but mistakenly booked at their restaurant (oops).  We did not opt for the wine they make on the property for 500 euro. Oh well, it was a serene afternoon even if albeit more costly than planned.

Tonight we went back to one of our favorite restaurants from the last time we were here called Osteria 4 Feri. They have really great seafood. After dinner tonight, we loved it so much we booked another reservation for Friday night. We did the same thing last time we were here.

Tomorrow we have no plans except to act like we are Venetian. Should be fun!