I am sitting in at the airport waiting for my flight to Toulouse. I started the blog in anticipation of today. I am beginning the real next chapter as I am heading for Toulouse for two months. I am very excited about the prospect of living in France for the next two months with the… Read More The real next chapter is beginning
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 had a somewhat contradictory Christmas Eve. My first thoughts were to just relax and not really do anything much and just enjoy the day. Being me, I ended up going for a run along the river instead of just luxuriating in doing nothing. The run was fun but somewhat nerve wracking as those who know me… Read More Christmas Eve
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
The city is beautiful during this season especially at night. The main streets are lit with stars and Christmas balls hanging over the streets. Verona being a medieval city has many narrow cobbled streets that are mainly used by pedestrians but also accommodate small cars. It is an interesting combination of people walking and suddenly a… Read More Verona at Christmas
I walked from the where I am staying in search of the house I lived in when my family lived in Verona. It was not too hard to find thanks to Google maps. The last time I visited Verona – some 30 years ago, it was run down and seemed abandoned. This time when I got there it… Read More Bittersweet Morning
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
Got to Munich this morning for the change of planes to Verona. It is a grey, dreary day in Munich but since I am not leaving the airport it really does not affect me. Had a great flight from Dulles – the flight was uneventful. I watched the Mission Impossible movie, had another glass of Champagne before… Read More Layover in Munich Airport on the way to Verona
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