Blogs from Verona, Veneto, Italy, Europe - page 6

I’ve watched Disney movies my whole life, yes... princess falls in love with prince, princess gets into some kind of trouble, prince saves her, they kiss and live happily ever after. As a kid, this was the only version of love I knew, I went around thinking prince charming was just getting ready to come rescue me in a horse, a mule or at least a taxi cab, we were going to kiss and grow old together in our perfect little world....and then I read Romeo and Juliet... now theres a mind blowing story... I went from a princess with horses, fairies and singing birds to tragedy, tears, and DEATH... they die!. Suddenly this story changed my concept of love, such a powerful ending, two lovers sacrificing their lives, the perfect drama for a very imaginative ... read more

Day 5 - Swiss Alps to Venice, Italy Thursday 3rd January 2013 A complete change in landscape and culture today, as we head to Venice. Be prepared for the breathtaking beauty of this amazing place – one that will not be forgotten! Verona. Home to the Romeo and Juliet love story. As a treat on our way to Venice, we stopped here and we were in the city of love, with a fully grown man dressed as a …baby? Is this what passes for street entertainment round here? Where are the Covent Gardenesque jugglers and singers? Anyway, I digress. We pulled the coach into a car park and wandered down the road to the middle of town coming up again... read more

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I arrived in heaven on the 20th - the Cinque terre. Financially, this is not so heavenly - accommodation prices... read more

We visited Lake Como for lunch. Wow, what a pretty spot! Afternoon tea was an ice cream at Lecco a very beautiful lakeside town. Give me a job here and a home overlooking the lake – heaven indeed, but no offers so in the car and on to Verona. I had not heard of Verona before this trip, but it is famous and picture postcard beautiful. We passed through and walked alongside the substantial city walls to the main piazza. We passed the Anfiteatro Arena (Roman Amphitheatre) where the opera Carmen was playing. A delightful pizza at a restaurant recommended as “non-touristica” was lovely. After dinner we ambled through town enjoying the ambience. We stayed at B&B Casanova and would recommend it but for a couple of issues; the air-conditioning unit was ineffective, and there was ... read more

July 15: Still not 100% but feeling much better about the state of my health now. Hopefully if I continue to take the stomach pills for the recommended 10 days I should be okay... fingers crossed. Well, four hour train ride, a coke and a large turkey & salad sandwiche haven't unhinged my stomach. The Italian countryside was beautiful; mountains, fields and then we went past lake Garda... perfecto! Had a brief moment at the train station of wondering if I should get a taxi... glad I didn't because it turns out that Verona is fairly compact and my hostel i much closer than I thought... barely 10 minutes walk from the train station! The room is awesome, though it should be since this is no hostel (couldn't find any hostels) it's a B&B, I've got ... read more