Our trip to Verona marks the first day of vacation!!!! All of our work was turned in, so it's play time. Yarnie made a wonderful travel itinerary for us. We all got up early and hit the train station at 7 for a ride up to Verona, located in northern Italy. Verona is the city of Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet. It is definitely a romantic city, a purely Italian city.
The city is bounded by a river. I was taken by how beautiful an essentially straight-jacketed channelized river can be. Note the beautiful stonework on the wall edges. The city embraces the river and sidewalks and trees line it. There is no barbed wire fences or other ugly obstacles. Good lesson for LA river design? Are people here more in touch with water than LA? Why is there no need for restraints on the river edges?
Juliet's Balcony.
Bronze statue of Juliet.
The entrance to the complex which houses Juliet's tomb.
Juliet's Tomb.
Well, so far Verona is my top city. I can't put my finger on why...perhaps it's the complete lack of tourists? The beauty? The city feels alive! People were walking everywhere, all the shops are amazing. Then there is the food....why is it always the food? The afternoon and evening was spent going from shop to shop, having coffee, a fantastic fruit tart, champage, and vegetable crostini.
The old coluseum.
Piazza de Erba. Juliet's balcony is just off this piazza.
I loved this building. Talk about character!
This is a giant grapevine growing out of the wall! It was quite stunning.
One of the gates to the city. The twilight was so beautiful. The champagne bar was just down from here. After enjoying food and drink, the evening was spent wandering around the city looking at the beautiful architecture. We stumbled into a little bar and tried the local drink, Campari. It tastes like dirt and makes you feel great. Go figure. Everyone on the streets was dinking it...it glows orange. I'm glad I tried it, but I think it will be the last time! We headed back to the hostel to rest up for another great adventure....onto the Dolomites!
The city is bounded by a river. I was taken by how beautiful an essentially straight-jacketed channelized river can be. Note the beautiful stonework on the wall edges. The city embraces the river and sidewalks and trees line it. There is no barbed wire fences or other ugly obstacles. Good lesson for LA river design? Are people here more in touch with water than LA? Why is there no need for restraints on the river edges?
Juliet's Balcony.
Bronze statue of Juliet.
The entrance to the complex which houses Juliet's tomb.
Juliet's Tomb.
Well, so far Verona is my top city. I can't put my finger on why...perhaps it's the complete lack of tourists? The beauty? The city feels alive! People were walking everywhere, all the shops are amazing. Then there is the food....why is it always the food? The afternoon and evening was spent going from shop to shop, having coffee, a fantastic fruit tart, champage, and vegetable crostini.
The old coluseum.
Piazza de Erba. Juliet's balcony is just off this piazza.
I loved this building. Talk about character!
This is a giant grapevine growing out of the wall! It was quite stunning.
One of the gates to the city. The twilight was so beautiful. The champagne bar was just down from here. After enjoying food and drink, the evening was spent wandering around the city looking at the beautiful architecture. We stumbled into a little bar and tried the local drink, Campari. It tastes like dirt and makes you feel great. Go figure. Everyone on the streets was dinking it...it glows orange. I'm glad I tried it, but I think it will be the last time! We headed back to the hostel to rest up for another great adventure....onto the Dolomites!
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