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2010/4/24, Jay Ekers <[email protected]>: > In January this year the banner on the Museo Del Merletto in Burano gave > opening times: - from first November to 31 March 10am/4pm, 1 April to 31 > October 10am/5pm; closed Tuesday, 25 December, 1st January and 1st May. > However, when we got close it was obvious they had omitted to say which > year! Peering through the windows we could only see a vast empty space. > The building looked all spruced up so perhaps they were just a bit behind in > replacing the lace. > > There were several shops selling lace and in one there was a woman making > needlelace. > > The many coloured houses shone in the bright sunshine, the canals a > kaleidoscope of reflections, and there were very few tourists so the island > itself was a delight for first time visitors but you should check with the > museum if that is your main reason for the trip. > > Jay in Sydney > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 25 April 2010 12:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [lace] trip to Italy >> > What is the current status of the sights in Burano? It is a long > boat ride, and if it hasn't changed from the last time I was there, about 8 > > years ago, I am not sure it is worth it > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
