Subject: Adventures of Gamblegirl - Italy Part II Back to my beloved Italy. Woo hoo!! Our first stop was Verona - the setting of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet - a dodgy little play you may have heard of it. The main attraction in Verona is Juliet's Balcony (funny about that huh?). It's tucked away in this little alley in a tiny courtyard (yet still big enough for a friggin gift shop to fit in!) and bam there's the balcony. But in all honesty it's the wa...

Subject: Adventures of Gamblegirl - Italy Part I Destinations: Florence and Rome Buongiorno!! Come stai? Molto bene. Suddenly my year 7 (limited) Italian has come in much handy. Yes kids, I am in Italy. Woo hoo!!! And no it's not Lygon Street during world cup or Grand Prix time. I am in the home of Pasta, Pizza, Gelati and Art. Also really sleazy men, hawkers who don't understand the word NO unless you shout it at them, and like in Paris the ho...