Europe 2007

Verona
I stayed here for two nights, My hotel was really nice but same story on the outskirts, luckily Verona has a really good bus service which is easy to use. The buses are werid in Italy, you buy a ticket for 1 euro from the tabaconist shop, you then get on from the back of the bus and validate your ticket in the machine. Apparently if you get caught without a ticket by an inspector you get on the spot fines, I have never seen any inspectors and it makes me wonder if this system works, anyway.... During the day I visited all the main sights, the castle, numerous churches and squares, Romeo and Juliets Balcony, Juliets House and Juliets Tomb. I tried to find the post office but soon realised it had closed down! I ended up at the main Opera arena, this was spectacular, it is stull used every summer to host main events yet it is so old and historic, Dad next August you are taking me to the Opera, it looks like it will be amazing! Loved Verona very much, it was very small and dainty and very pretty.

Venice
I didn't seem to fall fall in love with Venice like most people do, maybe it was beacause it was so hot, maybe there were to many tourists who knows. Dont get me wrong I thought it was a lovley city to see, the canals are really beautiful and st Marcos square is definatly an amazing sight. I saw all the main sights in one day and as I was staying on Lido island I headed to what I called shell beach, its full of hundreds of shells and white sand and most bars alog the sea front have live bands til 3 am! I would like to return in early spring when its colder and make a trip to the glass factory that I missed.