Verona

Day 10

Verona: home of Romeo and Juliette.
We loved Verona, it was beautiful and peaceful.

The Ampitheatre ( we were too late for any of the Operas)
Arena di Verona




Juliette's balcony. Myth has it that this is where Juliette lived and the very balcony she leaned over to utter the infamous:
'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.'
and where I was attacked by a rogue pigeon while waiting for Adam to run down and take a photo. How very romantic.


Juliette's tomb was next on the agenda.


Before ending the day with some wine spritzers and dinner.


Day 11:

A day trip by train to Bolzano. A quaint alpine town, near the border of Austria, where the locals learn to speak German and Italian at school. We made the pilgrimage to Bolzano to see Otsi the Iceman.

We also had a great German meal in an 800 year old pub, Locale Hopfen & Co.

We caught a cable car up to the top of a mountain. It was like entering another country. Autumn colours, views and chalets dominated the scenery.




Of course we also saw the Dolomites (behind the train lines in the photo below, do you see them?) The Dolomite ranges are in a book we have called 1000 Things To See Before You Die. So now we only have 999 more sights to go!