Our last day in Venice

We left the hotel early, boarded our boat and headed across the lagoon to Venice.  It was a 15 minute trip.  When we arrived, it was very crowded because all the cruise ship passengers were on their tour also.  It was absolutely body to body as we struggled to follow our local guide to the Palace of the Doge.  In Venice, you walk the equivalent of a short block, then up a bridge (steps), then down (more steps) as you pass over a canal and there are plenty of canals.  The Palace was very elaborately decorated with statues, golden ceilings, art work on the walls, etc.  The tour lasted about an hour and then we were turned loose to shop.  Had lunch.  Chuck order pizza with anchovies and I had lasagna --delicious.  Then back to the boat except where was the boat?  In the press of people upon our arrival, we hadn't paid as close attention as we should.  Eventually we found our group and the boat.  Back to the hotel.
At 2:30 PM we left on a boat (of course) for a tour of Murano and a glass factory.  After walking around the island of Murano, we headed for Burano which is an island famous for lace making.  Watched an older lady (probably my age) make lace --very tedious and therefore, very expensive.  Enjoyed a wonderful coffee gelatto cone.  Talk about expensive, it was 1.5 Euros ($2) to use the public bathroom.  But when you have to go, you pay the price.  Back to the hotel.  The sun was low in the sky.  The tugboats were pulling the cruise ships out of harbor.  Our vacation is almost over.  We head out at 8:00Am tomorrow.  Thanks for traveling with us.  I'll probably post one more time after we get home.  Good night!