We did the islands today. San Michele, the grave yard island, was quiet, as you would expect. It's rather large but cramped. You can find several hundred year old graves next to brand new ones. After some work, Andy found Ezra Pound's grave. It was hiding in the bushes in the Protestant section.

We traveled to Murano next. Before exploring the island, we sat down for lunch, picnic-style. Bread + cheese + ham + fruit + wine = Yum + cheap. Justin, Lauren, Chelsea, and I spent most of our time looking at pretty glass things. Justin and I bought someone something s/he's going to like a lot. (hehe.)

We made a stop at Burano long enough to catch a bus to Torcello. This island is difficult to get to and contains two churches, a bell tower, a museum, and restaurants that close before dinner. I don't advise visiting. Supposedly the buildings there are "ruins" but they still had roofs. In my book, having a roof disqualifies a building from being a "ruin." ;-)

We grabbed dinner at Tortuga, a pirate-themed restaurant. The food was pretty good all around. We left in a hurry to get gelato and in so doing Lauren forgot her shopping bag at the restaurant. She and I traipsed halfway back across Venice to retrieve it. It was probably sheer luck that it was still there.

Oh, yeah, and when I got back for the evening, I found out that the maid threw all of Justin's toiletries away. Silly people, losing their stuff.

Disclaimer: Brett is tired and his writing skills are suffering. Bye.

[Editor's Note: What is this crap? I need travel posts about Spider-Man!] *Sighs* Thanks, Justin.

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