Ciao from Florence!
Just a quick update. We finished off Venice on Thursday, having seen a few museums and getting lost more than once. We managed to meet up with Carolyn's uncle Mike and aunt Laura who are travelling in Spain and Italy. A big thanks to Uncle Mike for his amazing and enlightening 'Churches of Venice' tour. I am sure it will make it into the next Lonely Planet guide for Venice.
On Friday we went to Verona, setting of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' (even though the original story is supposed to take place in nearby Vicenza). In any case, we did go see the statue of Juliet and the famous balcony, but the real treat of Verona was the great Roman amphitheatre, built in 1 AD. It is the third largest Roman arena in the world, and it is still used today as a venue for concerts, operas, etc. They have added permanent seating overtop the original stone slab seating, but much of the arena is still intact and exposed, so it's really something to see.
From Verona we caught a late train to Florence where we are now. There is just WAY too much to see in Florence, so we will be coming back at some point. So much amazing artwork. But we have reservations in Cinque Terre for Monday, so that's where we're headed next for 2 days, and then Milan, where we are catching a flight to...
Athens, Greece!!!
On Friday we went to Verona, setting of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' (even though the original story is supposed to take place in nearby Vicenza). In any case, we did go see the statue of Juliet and the famous balcony, but the real treat of Verona was the great Roman amphitheatre, built in 1 AD. It is the third largest Roman arena in the world, and it is still used today as a venue for concerts, operas, etc. They have added permanent seating overtop the original stone slab seating, but much of the arena is still intact and exposed, so it's really something to see.
From Verona we caught a late train to Florence where we are now. There is just WAY too much to see in Florence, so we will be coming back at some point. So much amazing artwork. But we have reservations in Cinque Terre for Monday, so that's where we're headed next for 2 days, and then Milan, where we are catching a flight to...
Athens, Greece!!!
posted by George at 3:32:00 PM
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Hi guys,
be sure to have a turkey sandwich, as it is Thanksgiving day tomorrow.
Hope the nice weather is still holding for you; we, actually, had 25d today, but it was a blip.... trees have already started turning and I'm thinking of starting x-mas baking soon...and shopping.
And, speaking of lots of things to see in Florence...this time, make sure you visit the church where Michelangelo is buried, (for me - when you all refused to go, back in '90).
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. We will try to find some turkey.
The trees are turning here too, but it can still get pretty warm during the day. We can't wait for Greece though.
We did visit Santa Croce, the church where Michelangelo (and Gallelio, and Rossini, and...) are buried. I took some pictures. We also went to the Duomo, theBargello museum (excellent), and saw a cool exhibit of Leonardo Da Vinci. We did however skip the Ufizzi and the Accademia gallery because of the long lineups, but we plan to hit Florence again in about a month.
Go to the leather market!! It's terrific! Ok, you may not enjoy it as much George but Carolyn will!
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