Parco Al Lago Sirmione

... the lake. The food produced in this area of Italy is another of the many highlights, the number of cheeses, ham and wines to sample seems infinte. The area has all kinds of diverse scenery and vistas to enjoy. I have been visiting this area for over 5 years and have come to the conclusion that the aesthetic and cultural assets are hard to beat.

partie de venise en train a midi pour se rendre a verone en une heure. une fois a verone, nous avons marcher la ville de long en large pour y voir, une arene romaine, encore en bonne etat et meme parfaois utiliser pour des spectacles d'opera. ensuite nous somme aller voir la fausse maison de juliette puis en suie nous avons monte la tour du palais au centre de la ville. 368 marche ...

... they still scream and cry and drive me crazy, but now there are times when they snuggle up with me, Francesco especially. He can be so dang adorable! I wish he was like that all the time. One day I did something that I must keep a surprise...but it will be shocking I promise! And the Pope was in Brescia! I wanted to go so bad, but no one could give me a ride there. It was rainy and cold, so I guess it's probably a good thing I didn't go, considering I ...

... I think the oldest building I've ever been in - it was built in 30 AD (that's a 2 digit year, not a typo)

Castelvechio was also pretty cool and had some great art inside.

Stopped at Osteria Verona in the main square for some predinner drinks and had some awesome house wine before going to La Taverna Di Via Stella for dinner. Really nice place with friendly staff and great food. Had ...

......... So apparently the title is a quote from Romeo and Juliet...... You learn something new every day!

So we only stopped here for a couple of hours as a rest stop but it was pretty cool.

Verona is a very pretty town that is famous for Juliet Capulet's balcony and the entrance to the balcony is where all the lovey dovey couples write ...

... own special charm, and lured me in!! Now of course, nothing that had to do with my love for this town...we did of course visit the famous balcony of Juliet, and Romeo's house, and Juliet's tomb. (Even though there is no physical evidence of people by those names ever existing...)


So we left the place of love behind and drove on up into Germany...

... as we had had enough of Venice and decided that we would rather be in Verona.

Even on a Monday night, there were lots of people out and about enjoying the restaurants – we notice that while we are having dinner, most people in Europe are having drinks or coffee and they eat later. We also have a theory that TV in Europe is pretty lame (American shows from years ago) because everyone is out, rather than home watching it.

... to wait for cars and then start again, and both Enrico and I had the shaky start of people who are just learning to ride bikes. Pretty embarassing that I'm 22 and pedal like a 6 year old. We got back and had dinner, and then Angelo's brother came over. I think he does that most nights. Francesco didn't have a nap at school so he was pretty cranky. Luckily, I had an excuse to leave. The day before, Luisa had given me a list of classes ...

Arriving in Peschiera del Garda station the heat is remarkable, We sit on a bench under a tree waiting for the taxi to arrive. Nothing turns up for 45mins! we speak to the local newsagents and it turns out we have to call for one, turns up 15mins later and we arrive at the family camping resort San Benedetto. The only place to pitch a tent is next to the campsite playing field on ...

... as the passenger side mirror and front wheel arch brushed the wall of a building. With the damage bill for that, on top of the speeding fines, fast turning this into a very expensive long weekend, I tried to be philosophical and remember that in the many times I’d hired a car this was the first time I’d ever damaged one. My number had to come up at some point, and it was probably a healthy way to have my driving self-confidence knocked ...