Tuesday in Verona

In the morning, Joel our host drove us to a beautiful small town, Lazice, on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake. The town has castllated walls.Unfortunately the sun was behind clouds so we did not really see the mountains. But we had never before seen so many ducks on a lake. We had a coffee but chose cappuccino not the local shot. The Italians drink it strong and black but very small volume. It is merely a caffeine shot, not a thirst quencher. Joel treated me to a different shot too, local grappa. We lunched back at the family's flat with a bottle of local Bordelino I purchased to wash down the lunch.

Afternoon was spent seeing something of Verona and learning the history from Joel. a very able guide. We saw city walls and Roman gates and roads. We went into the arena, the third largest Roman arena remaining and the best preserved. The stage and seats were being removed as the opera season is over this year. No-one knows how many Christians were lion food there. We saw the Capulet's house with Juliet's balcony. The lion of Venice, symbol of their rule was much in evidence though Napoleon defaced many such signs of any rule that was not his own.Click on title for photos.