Trip to Italy - Journal Entry #17b - September 26, 2009 - 7:00 am
Back to Torcello -- our third island stop yesterday. This is a very small island. My guidebook says that, long ago, it was home to a thriving community of 30,000. Today, there are about 50 residents! Actually, I find it hard to believe there were ever as many as 30,000 there. It really is quite small. We walked the length of what appeared to be the only street running along a canal that bisects the island. This was only a 40 minute stop.
The dock, obviously, was our starting point. Our end point, and destination, at the
opposite side of the island was a 1,000 year old church. Along the way, we probably passed no more than 20 houses. We also passed some really neat, small courtyard gardens. They looked
a bit tangled and unkempt, but they were still pretty. Also along our route were two very beautiful restaurants. I wish we had had time to stop for lunch!
The church was pretty neat, but we did not go in (there was a fee). But we walked the grounds, which included a wee tiny vineyard and garden.
Back on the boat, we the boat made a bee line for Venice. It only took us about 30 minutes. We were moving pretty fast and we passed every other boat heading to Venice.
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