Day 76 (May 21, 2013): Verona, Italy

The Quick Facts:

* Our first train trip and use of our Eurail Pass!  We made the ~3 hour journey from Rome to Verona, a cute little city about 2 hours west of Venice
* Spent the day walking around the town and taking in the sites
* Stayed at the Casa Nuovo, a great hostel run by a guy who claims to be from Italy but I swear is the Scottish version of Robin Williams

The Good:

* Verona is just this quaint little town, set on the banks of the River Adige, where riding a bike is the most popular form of transportation and people can be found in the squares drinking coffee, eating fruit, and generally enjoying life
* The Giusti Gardens are beautiful, as are the views from the Castel San Pietro
* We also had the best gelato – seriously, I will never forget this stuff – at La Romana on Via Carmelitani 

The Bad:

* Nothing, this was a great quiet town and a nice respite after Rome and before Venice

Our time in Verona was short, but adequate to get a good feeling for the city.  The owner of our hostel sent us on a good walking tour of the city, which began in Piazza Erbe where we had lunch:

 

 
We then walked toward the river and some wonderful bridges with great views…

 

And then up the hill to Castel San Pietro where you can see all of Verona.

 

Then we went to the Giusti Gardens…normally they want 7 euro per person to get in, but there was nobody there so we get in for free, yeah!  And, it’s quite lovely in there.

 

Finally, there is Piazza Bra and the Roman Arena (a small knockoff of the Colosseum which, apparently, had a One Direction concert two days before we got there…Carrie was upset she missed it!)

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