Another big travel day today as we transferred from the east coast of Italy to the west. After a couple of stops we arrived in Verona for a walking tour. I think most of us are now feeling pretty tired and certainly a bit low on energy because of the sapping heat and a walking tour in the hottest part of the day wasn’t high on the agenda. However, Verona was yet another beautiful surprise. The coloured houses and architecture were stunning and the history so very interesting. We wandered the streets, sticking to the shade as much as possible, as we listened to our guide. At the end we enjoyed an ice cold drink in one of the bars lining the piazza before hopping back on the bus for the last leg of the day……two hours and we would be in Venice.
As an aside: People queue for ages to enter a very small square to view Juliette's balcony. However, the funny thing is that while the Capulet family did exist, Juliette and Romeo did not. In fact, Shakespeare who wrote of Verona with such enthusiasm, never actually visited the city and the balcony was only made famous after an early Hollywood movie.
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