Day 10: Last Day in Italy!

Happy New Year to you and yours!

Today was our last full day in Italy, and for the first time since we arrived, we didn't need to set an alarm clock.  Everyone slept in and started packing for our check-out later in the afternoon.

At noon, Grandma, H, and I headed across town to a mask-making workshop taught by an artisan in his private studio.  He taught us how to design and paint a mask, and then we got to watch his deft hand as he did the final decorations! 

Once we got back to the airbnb, we had a few minutes to finish our packing.  Then, we took a boat to the transit center and then two vans to the airport hotel.

The hotel is 200 m from the entrance of the airport, but since it was New Years Day, many of the local restaurants were closed.  The clerk at the front desk said that if we wanted something quick and open (it was 5.30, and most restaurants didn't open until 7), we could go to the little kebab/pizza stand next door.  We did, and while we were waiting for them to prep our food, we found a beautiful huge tree trimmed with huge plastic jugs, each with a lightbulb inside it.  Magical!

We took the food back to the hotel, had one last dinner with everyone, and by 7pm or so, we all started winding back to our rooms for our last night in Italy.  One more early wake-up, and then we're off on our journey back home!