Verona - Our Second Stop

We stayed at a lovely Bed and Breakfast in Verona.

This is a picture of the wonderful food they served each morning and the table we sat at by the window. All of the cakes and pastries are baked right there. You cannot imagine how wonderful the room smelled when we would go in to eat. Not only could we choose anything from the table, they made us the best scrambled eggs we have ever eaten.

This is a picture of Juliette's balcony in Verona, Italy. Romeo stood below this enchanting little balcony as they professed their love for each other.

Of course, the story of Romeo and Juliette was fiction but it's so sweet to think this is what Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote the love story.

We went to see the Verona Arena after seeing the balcony. This is the 3rd largest arena in Italy. It is still used today for Opera performances and special events. The acoustics are perfect inside. The day before we got there, there was a special concert featuring choirs from around the world. We met members of the choirs from Puerto Rico and the Ukraine.


I'm sorry the picture is dark but I think you can make out the details.

This is inside the arena. That little dot near the center at the top is Cari. She climbed all the way to the top to get a view of the surrounding area and to see what it felt like to be a spectator at one of the ancient events.