6/06/24
Day Two in Verona, Italy. Dad and Lizzy took a taxi back to the airport to pick up our luggage!:
The girls are ready to go explore Verona, Italy!:
Let the adventures begin:
The streets of Verona are filled with interesting things to see and there is a smell of flowers in the air everywhere you go!:
The Adige River with the castle we will visit next in the background:
The Happy Couple 
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The castle door:
We walked the castle bridge first:
Of course we had to climb:
A nice view from up here:
A cool cistern:
Inside the castle was an incredible museum. This artifact depicts Christ with Peter and Paul:
We got to explore most of the castle with only a few areas blocked off but even that looked cool!
A gorgeous depiction of stories from the bible:
We will be climbing that tower later but first we must go to Juliet’s house:
Shakespeare has a special place in Lizzy ‘s heart. She was Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet:
Lizzy is definitely in her happy place:
Bellissima!:
Reliving her performances along the way:
The fake poison scene:
When they stepped onto the balcony people from the crowd below yelled out “Bella Giuliettas!”:
So happy!:
This bronze statue sits beneath the balcony in a tiny courtyard where Romeo is said to have wooed Juliet. The tradition is to touch the breast as part of a ritual that is believed to bring luck in love:
Lizzy said that the ritual has nothing to do with the story of Romeo and Juliet so she declined the touching part:
After Juliet ‘s house we walked to the tower. 368 stairs or the lift?:
The stairs of course!
Lizzy made it to the top first! Despite the protective barrier the views were spectacular!:
Views of Verona from the top of the tower:
We climbed back down the stairs and into the courtyard:
We found a beautiful park to relax and enjoy. These Acanthus mollis ‘Morning Candle’ flowers were so pretty:
Romeo and Juliet are ever present in Verona:
This statue had Mom feeling whimsical:
We were having a great day!
Pigeons are Lizzy’s favorite bird so she made a friend:
The doors to this catholic church were open so we looked inside. The picture hardly captures the spectacular interior:
Our last stop was the arena. The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheater in Piazza Bra built in 30 AD. This portion of the wall was preserved:
These stone seats were also preserved:
It is still in use and serves as a venue for large-scale opera performances.They were setting up for a performance:
Some of the old seating and structures were still intact:
The outside of the arena. One of the best-preserved ancient structures in the world.
We decided on dinner from the pizzeria right next door to our Airbnb:
Deliziosa!
Wow! That was an awesome day!