Thu Sep 15, 2011

A day of walking, about 5h in total. We arrived in Verona before noon and then sauntered off to the Piazza Bra for lunch. The city is inside the ancient walls and so very picturesque - you can see why it is considered a very romantic city (other than the Romeo and Juliet connection) Then the heavy work began.


First, the 1st C. Roman arena, in spectacular condition and used regularly today during the summer for operas. It is the best preserved Roman arena in the world.


Then off to Juliet's home. This fictional site proved to be a great laugh as we watched people pose and even sing. One part of Juliet's statue is meant to bring good luck (rub her right breast) and apparently considerable embarrassment. People were lining up to do that!





Then across the Adige River on an ancient bridge to the 1st C. Roman theater and it's museum. Perhaps of interest only to those of us who did 5 years of Latin, but we enjoyed it.





Then a lovely river walk to Castelvecchio and its bridge. Museumed out, we only admired the architecture. We don't know why this bella donna stopped her bike here to tan, but she was completely oblivious to those passing her.





The heat continues but we keep walking (and drinking lots of water) Off to dinner at another recommendation tonight - Lafontanina Ristorante Note that we did not go into one church today, choosing instead to admire them from the outside. :-)

Location:Verona, Italy