Torcello was a peculiar island. It looks like the remains of a nuclear disaster. There were 20,000 residents once upon a time. Now there are 20. And I think 15 of those residents are sheep. Perhaps Venice's retirement home?
Some photos of Santa Maria Assunta's three extraordinary C12th mosaics:
 |
| Note the very bizarre pregnant angel at the top with backwards legs... |
 |
| Fab blue devil bloke. Skulls with snakes in their eyes. |
 |
| I said: 'Look at this funny little man with a face for a willy!' I was corrected. He is holding his skin. |
Murano was the most disappointing of the three islands. The glass-bowers of Murano were famed for their amazing intricate work and people flocked from distant countries to get their hands on some Murano glass. Now they make things like this....
 |
| A little blue man light-shade. Lovely. |
 |
| Yes, this is a miniature glass Pluto.... |
 |
| Just hideous. |
