A horse, of course!

``I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,’’ Bryan exclaimed after a busy day touring the waterways of Venice. Lucky for him, the speciality at a restaurant near our hotel was horse pizza, and we gave it a taste test (sorry to my horse-loving pal Shelley!)  So if you’ve ever wondered what horse pizza looks like, then check out the picture below.  For the record, the reddish-coloured shredded meat didn’t taste like dog food, it didn’t talk like Mr Ed, but was more like salty bacon.

The pizza topped off a great day in Venice, where we explored the narrow streets, rode a gondola and watched glass blowing demonstrations.

Most people have heard of Murano – famous for exquisite (and expensive) hand blown glass – but what about the island’s neighbour Burano?

Here the rows of houses are painted in bright colours in every imaginable colour of the rainbow and front onto an assortment of winding canals dotted with motorboats and gondolas.

The many little shops sell lace (mostly made by widows who live on the island) as well as venetian masks, and there are loads of bakeries selling tasty treats (which of course we sampled!)

After a couple of hours exploring the island we jumped on the ferry and headed back to the historical centre of Venice to watch the sun set.

Of course we managed to enjoy some more of Italy’s famous pizza and gelati too.