Accidentally walked thru a piazza last night in time to see some major flag-throwing, dancing ladies, sword fight, & horses, & then a wedding. We guess it was all for show, but who knows! Heading on to Milan this morning & out to our airport hotel to rest up for the endurance contest of getting home again! Great trip, but ready for our own bed & pillows!

We decided last night we were working too hard & it would be much less hassle to skip Venice. It would have been a bus, train & traghetto & back + Sunday crowds. So, after a leisurely breakfast we went to see Verona's Castelveccia (old castle) & museum. A nice look at the defenses the royals of the 1300's had to prepare for including the escape bridge in the pix. Modest art collection of lesser known Italians along with a few early Bellini's throw...

Summer caught up with us today! Travel day to return the car & see a bit of Verona and Venice. Warm & humid here & lots of fellow travelors in Piazza Erbe. Also a weekend, so likely natives in town, too. Have to say, we're getting a bit tired & thinking maybe a tour group wouldn't be so bad after all. But, with pasta & tiramisu how bad can it be!?!

After a lovely breakfast on the terrace at Dolcevista we set for the Zonin Wine headquarters in Gamberella. We had a great tour from Sandra & learned all about the history of Zonin (largest private company in Italy). They bottle under many different labels depending upon the end user - consumer, chains, or restaurants. Ended at a look at their "prosecco bank," a huge refrigerated tank where they keep the grape mixture until they need to produce it to meet ord...

Today we left the Dolomites behind & drove south to Valdobbiadene & the Prosecco Region. Once in the car we found our nifty GPS app took us a long way around vs Google directions which seemed shorter. We chose the shorter route even tho old Google seems to be good at adding add'l turns onto streets we never saw. Ended up doing great right to within a few miles then stopped for lunch & asked for help. Found our B&B/Agritourismo, Relais Dolcevista,...