"...Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
From Siena, we caught a train to Florence (where I had to pay 1.5 Euro to use the train station bathroom, say what?), then Florence to Bologna and Bologna to Verona. One of our favorite things while travelling through many train stations in Europe was the Coke Zero promotion that was happening, where Coke Zero girls were handing out free mini cans at most major stations. We loved cracking open those fun-sized, cold cans after getting off long train rides.
Then... we arrived in Verona. What can I say? It was such a wonderful surprise! It was way more than we expected it to be. We were blown away by the beauty and colors of the city within the walls, the culture of people dining outside, the ancient Roman arena, ah-mazing shops, the romance, and of course, Juliet's balcony. THIS... is the place to stroll. We wandered until the wee hours, enjoying gelato, sitting on park benches, and window shopping in oober expensive designer stores. Spencer researched a delicious Italian restaurant to take me to for dinner. We had spinach noodle lasagna with meat sauce and meat-filled tortellini in cream sauce with ham pieces. It was insanely delicious. A sweet, old Italian man cooked it up for us. Oh how I loooved this city. It was a major highlight.
These are super neat panoramic pictures Spencer took with his iPhone. Love them.
Arena di Verona (built in 30 AD)
This is one of the best preserved ancient structures in the world. Incredible.
Here it is... Juliet's balcony! This was so neat to see.
The only problem, a million other tourists wanted to see it at the same time too.
We had to time it perfectly to get a pic without someone walking out to look over the balcony.
One of my favorite movies is "Letters to Juliet",
so naturally I was bummed to not see holes in the wall to leave her a letter!
This is my "fountain pose".
There was a really fun market going on in the square.
We loved strolling and picking out delicious, fruity treats.
In this shop, we bought the most delicious cheesy pizza I have ever tasted. Seriously amazing!!
We just had to go back for seconds...
Just outside the walls was this gorgeous view.
We then had to book it back to the hotel, grab our bags, and head off the to train station.
Next up... Venezia here we come!
This is so fun for me! Thank you for stashing me and bringing me along. Can't wait for the next place! Mmmm this food is making me hun. gar. y. :) How does Spence look so crisp and dapper as you are back packing through Europe? So impressive. And I've said it one, I'll say it again: you are as cute as a button. Wait, no, no. haha You look so cute in hot pink. Hot babe. I'm sure you were such a standout!
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