Verona & Lake Garda - 01/10/2014

Rain? Really? Oh well let's give it a shot.

Here we are in Verona, famous for Romeo & Juliet.

Today we visited the

Scaliger Tombs - these were not accessible at the time but it was two small canopys made of stone just like everything monumental. And these had small statues in and under at all was basically a large stone box. I'm guessing these were the tombs. 

Santa Maria Antica - A church like building

Torre Dei Lamberti - A art gallery/museum in a courtyard surrounded by buildings with a tall tower in one corner, we didn't visit inside as we had seen so much and didn't want to over do it.

Market - This market was just like a small village market.

Juliets Balcony - packed with people but still great to see, you walk through a small tunnel through the buildings to a tiny courtyard, to see the balcony. The tunnel has notes to Juliet on one side but the orherside is full of layers of writing 

Verona Arena - what used to be a small roman type arena converted into a a fully used arena for shows.

Castlevecchio - this was a lovely castle, with a museum.

San Zeno Maggiore Basilica

Lake Garda

This place was awesome and about 37 minute drive from Verona, with the sun setting over a lake in which you can't even see the other side, the hills which were inverted to the lake became a silhouette to the orange sky. With a small promenade and walkway to a small wooden structure of a octagonal roofed stand. Flower beds and small features around really finished it off. We decided to eat there as it got late and wouldn't be around 11 till we was back. So there was a small resteraunt with an outdoor eating area and it's themed with frogs, the service was outstand and the food was to die for, and you certainly got enough! And even better the price was really cheap and that's including the service charge of €2. This resteraunt was called il Giardino Delle Rane. Must go here if you visit Garda, Il Garda.