A Day in Verona
We spent our second full day in Verona, northern Italy, with Jeremy's cousin Joel who was an excellent tour guide. This too was an amazing city. There were so many sculptures and unbelievable things to see that it is almost too hard to take it all in.
Highlights included:
1. Viewing Giardino Giuti which is one of Italy's finest Renaissance gardens, we would agree. It was beautiful and the sculptures amazing.
2. Touring Verona's enormous Roman Arena in Piazza Bra`. There are only two in Italy (the other is the Colosseum in Rome which is in ruins and unusable for anything other than tours). At the Arena in Verona they still hold events such as opera, which would be a great way to see it!
3. Seeing where Romeo and Juliet both lived and the infamous balcony of Giulietta (Juliet).
4. Walking around the various Piazza's, our favorite was Piazza Erbe.
5. Seeing the Castelvecchio, a castle which is now an art gallery, and walking over the Ponte Scaligero bridge from the castle.
6. A great lunch of pasta and pizza and gelato for dessert!
Overall this was a great day, with too many details to mention. Again thanks to Joel for giving us such a personalized tour. Molto Grazie!!
posted by Chris @ 9:00 PM
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