Verona- the city of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,
also known as the city with few tourist attractions, but way too many tourists.
Despite the slight over-crowding, it’s actually a pretty cool city. Again, this
was a little organized day trip that was included in our program, so we were
all jammed on the smallest bus possible. When we got to there, we had a tour
that took us up on a hill that overlooked the entire city. It was pretty cool
to see the whole city at once and all of the terracotta roofs. Then we finished
our guided tour along the river and through the streets, where we learned all
about Giulietta e Romeo and how apparently they did exist (according to our
guide), and of course, all of the other interesting historical shenanigans. We
got to see piazze, Juliette’s house (chalk-full of tourists), the shopping
street, and the arena before one of the best lunches ever.
And I do not exaggerate either. We started out with pasta
(of course) with eggplant and tomato. Then, while everyone else was eating
salmon, another girl and I got steak with roasted veggies and potatoes. To
finish it off, delicious molten chocolate cake. We were all so happy that we
decided if we died after that lunch it would be okay. Don’t get me wrong, we
didn’t do all that eating and then just sit around. Oh, no. We climbed a bell
tower right after lunch. Over 360 stairs to the top. It was a bit of a struggle,
but the view was awesome.
Afterwards, we had a few hours of free time to explore the
city. Basically everyone went back to Juliette’s house to take a picture with
the statue, and then we split off into little groups. A few other students and
I walked around the market and bought gifts for people, then wandered around,
and eventually ended up at the castle. The bridge was also very cool and while
taking pictures, an overly enthusiastic rafting tour group started waving and
cheering. Oh, Italians…
And that was our trip to Verona.
Romeo's house
Juliet's Balcony
The bell tower we climbed
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