Holiday Inn Verona

... some dressed up like Meri in just witch hats, with only a few more decked out. A live band was playing, all American music, and I couldn't stop laughing that I was singing "YMCA" with a bunch of Italians who knew more words than I did. I had a blast, but sometime during the night Meri's camera had fallen out of her purse and she couldn't find it, so we left, she was super upset, Michael was comforting her, John had had a little too much to drink and ...

Hi there, ok, so its been ages since i blogged......busy times in florence....<br><br>Right, the highlights that you have missed so far....<br><br>we spent a week in Impruneta (suburb of Florence in the begining of the Chianti region) at Steph and Barbara's summer place. So nice and relaxing being in the country side.<br><br>We took full advantage of being around during porcini mushroom season (YUM!!) We ...

... for it to arrive. The platform had been changed and I honestly don't know how I figured that out since, you know, I still don't speak the language, but luckily I made it to the right place. I think I accidently sat on first class, which was pretty sweet, and I didn't get caught because it was only about a ten minute ride. I got off and silently laughed to myself, because I hadn't looked at a map or anything, and had no clue where to go, or ...

... station which is where we had come in. We decided to find a cafe off the canal and have a coffee and sit down (there are few other places to actually sit). We had cappuccinos and 2 pieces of delicious chocolate cake and sat at a table, soaking up the sun. The bonus was that the cafe had a toilet for its customers, so we actually saved 6 Euro!! We had a reservation for a later train but decided to try and get an earlier ...

... painting in them were common. I&#8217;m not really into Italian art, but there were a couple of Bellini&#8217;s paintings which were a standout. The castle itself was impressive, including the bridge that crossed the river from the castle. After we left the castle, we searched for a kid&#8217;s playground that we read about, plus Tara wanted to go to the toilet so we thought there would be one there. When we found it, the playground was really suitable for small ...

It was still raining so we got a taxi to the train station as we were heading to Verona in Italy. A funny thing happened at the station- we were in the supermarket there when the security thing beeped as someone went out of the shop- we looked and it was a nun leaving the shop- the shoppers all were smiling. As the trained climbed across Brenner Pass, the rain had turn to snow but as we got into Italy the weather cleared ...

... alley way with a small door, with a very small piece of paper taped to it stating the name. Now let me tell you, this place is no 'Casa Di Baggott', the look on Clare's face - priceless!! A few beers at the local Irish pub and a few cans of Peroni later, the room actually looked pretty nice. Switched our 'air conditioning' fan on and went to kip ready for tomorrows sightseeing.

... the proper technique (as learned in "American Pie") in this picture. Roman arena At the Piazza Bra you'll find the Arena di Verona. This is a Roman ...

... Verona's cathedral is a complex dating from late Roman/Paleochristian times to the baroque period. The main church is constructed of glorious Romanesque arches in pink marble and has a graceful, curved choir screen separating the nave from the choir. Yesterday morning there was a harpist practicing behind the screen, filling the space with ethereal melodies. The cathedral itself is a monument to beauty in ...

yesterday i went on such a fun day trip! ruth, margaret and i went to verona, and then to peschiera, and then to lazise. we met at the train station in the morning and headed to verona, which is only an hour and half away from here. when we arrived, we had lunch at this restaurant where the food was yummy and cheap. we sat at tables outside and it was the sunniest, nicest day you could ask for. at this restaurant, i had my first encounter with a squat ...