17 Feb 2025
GOOD
- great communication with tour company
- on time services
- the island of Burano is worth the visit - it’s picturesque and charming and there’s enough to see and do for 75 minutes. It’s also interesting even if you don’t have any interest in Lace
SO SO
- the island of torcello (it’s got 11 inhabitants- you can just drive by
- the island of Morano (we only went to one glass factory that wasn’t worth it)
- the guide Mrs Eleonora was on time and polite but not particularly interesting or knowledgeable
BAD:
- they picked us up in a nice boat from our hotel (good!) but then switched boats half way through to a less nice boat and then told us they would not be able to drop us off at the hotel where we started because this second boat did not have permission to go on the grand canal
- the sales tactics at the glass factory are sleezy- they keep the door to get out closed until you’ve walked by all the expensive stuff twice and asked to get out twice