The Broken Compass

We had another of those navigational misunderstandings again today. We decided to visit the fishing village on Burano, another island in the Venetian archipelago. From my reckoning, we needed to rake the vaporetto to Lido (which is on the other side of Venice, and then transfer to another boat. We got to Lido, we got on the other boat. After an hour, it turned around. Back in Lido, we found the right boat.

Burano is a small fishing village known for two things, the very colorful paint jobs on the houses, and lace. The locals are also happy to sell you gelato and all sorts of touristy stuff. It's a small village on three very small islands. And it's not too crowded because of the long boat ride. If you have time, give it a look. But if you don't, you're not missing too much.