Bloody hell another busy day in Verona. Boring art galleries posing as museums, castles, magnificent gardens, this City has them all. We mooch cities constantly and get the feeling that we have "done" all there is for us to do here in Verona. Last day on our jollies tomorrow and only the threatening weather can scupper our plans. We WILL do our best on our last day, try and stop us. Ciao, Liz and Andy

What a great city Verona is. Shakespeare is Verona's best marketing man, Romeo is very secondary to Juliette here, with her "modern" (1928) balcony and her comments wall, Romeo cannot compete, talk about Montagues and Capuletes eh? We had to tour the Colosseum, and (having dodged getting our pictures taken with a pigeon legged centurion) enjoyed the visit. At this time of year nothing of distinction is going on in Verona, we had to choose between Church musi...

Reluctantly we left Venice yesterday and caught the train to Verona. It was hot in Venice when we left and even hotter on arrival in Verona. A little travel weary we found the apartment and rang Gesine to let us in. After a 20 minute wait a 70 odd year old Gesine arrived on her Mary Poppins bike. There now occurred one of those events in life that you just have to go along with. Gesine, with as much English as we have Italian, prepared nibbles and wine that we ...