Before I start this post, I must solemnly confess that I have been seriously neglecting putting posts on the blog. So, I will do my best to catch up to real time in my posts. Until then, enjoy my post on Verona.
On the way to Venice, we made a side trip to Verona which is supposedly the setting that Shakespere used for his play Romeo And Juliet. Passing a small coliseum, we presently came into the old part of town. Parking our car (a rental), we followed tourists and school groups.
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| Verona's coliseum is still used for outdoor play productions today |
Following the crowds, we came into a narrow tunnel. It appeared that the tunnel had once been all white on the inside but was now covered in love notes and hearts; messages to Juliet. Mom, Dad and Griffin wrote on the wall.
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| Love notes on the wall |
Going through the tunnel, we saw Juliet's balcony itself. It is said that Juliet's balcony used to be a sarcophagus.
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| Juliet's famous balcony |
Besides the writing on the entry tunnel, there were love locks completly covering a gate near the balcony and gum wads with hearts and love notes on them cover the walls.
After a little bit of magic and some
lunch(hand pizzas [mine was a fungi pizza]and soda),we discovered Verona's town center then headed out towards Venice.
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| Magic |
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| From a fountain in the main square |
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| a very old whale bone |
Ciao!
-Hailey
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