It was a fairly wild weather day yesterday. There were numerous thunderstorms and heavy downpours. I like the thunderstorms and rain here in Toulouse as without a lot of city noise it is almost like you are at the beach with the sounds of rain and the storms. It was not super windy with the… Read More Rainy Day
After watching the results come in the election, which was a surprise for me. I did my usual ramble around Toulouse. I had not seen the Convent de Jacobins and wanted to visit it. It is the first Dominican Priory in the world. It is truly stunning. The original building was built in the 12th… Read More Election Day in US and another day in Toulouse
I took a wine tour to the Valpolicella region of Veneto (the province Verona is in) which is about 30 miles outside of Verona to the north. It is the most famous region for wine making in the Verona area as it is the home to Valpolicella and Amarone. For Americans, Amarone is probably the best known… Read More Indulged in one of my passions
The day after Christmas is a holiday in Italy which I did not realize. When I headed out from the hotel this morning the streets were packed. It seemed that everyone in Verona was heading into the historical old part of the city for the day. They were heading out to shop, sit in the cafes and just… Read More Lago di Garda
The day started as usual with a lovely breakfast buffet provided by the hotel. I went for a walk after breakfast to see what was going on in the city. I was surprised at how many things were open and by how many people were out wandering around. The city was bustling with activity. Lots of people were sitting… Read More Christmas Day
I decided to go to Venice for the day since it is only a little over an hour by train from Verona to Venice. Booking tickets was very simple using the Frecciarossa website. I walked from my hotel to the train station about 25 minutes of easy walking. Easily found the train platform from which to catch… Read More Venice for the day
Today was the day I was the real tourist. I decided to see the standard sights that are available in Verona. I went to the Roman Arena, Museo di Castelvecchio, Complesso della Cathedrale, the Basilica di Santa Anastasia, the Torre dei Lamberti, the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Achille Forti Palazzo della Ragione, and the Casa di Guilietta. The… Read More Being a tourist
Arrived in Verona and figured out how to take the Airport City Connection from the airport to Verona Porto Nuova train station. From there I figured out how to use the City buses to.get to the Piazza Bra and then walked through the old city to my hotel, the Due Torri. The Due. Torri is an… Read More Arrived in Verona and Completed My First Objective
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