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From Rome we hopped on our homely TopDeck bus and set off for fpr Venice. But before that, we made a stopover at a place where one of the most famous tragic love story was played out - Verona. And if are still wondering which story i'm referring to, its none other than Romeo and Juliet.
Of course the main attraction in my point of view was Juliet's statue and her balcony. But on our way there, we came across a few other interesting places as well such as the Roman Arena which looks like a mini colosseum.
Then we walk through the streets and there were quite a bit of travellers from other groups around. Finally we arrived at the pathway leading to the statue and the walls of the path are totally covered with graffiti, mostly names of couples and some lovey dovey messages along with it. Apparently by doing this you are guaranteed to be together ever after according to Dan's explanation. I was really tempted to do the same, except that I didn't have any marker or paint on me ;-).
Then forward we went and there was a whole crowd right in front of Juliet's statue all waiting for their chance to grab a couple of shots with the Bronze statue. And it is interesting to see everyone cupping their hands on Juliet's breast, not for perverted intentions, but for romantic reasons in contrast. I did the same and lets hope for the best for me!
Time was running out and we didn't have anytime to explore any other places. So we took photos with the statue and the famous balcony just above the statue and then hung around the little gift shop near the statue and went back to the bus to leave for our next destination, Venice.
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