Verona

We decided to break up the drive home from Rome and stop in Verona overnight. It was lucky that was our plan because the traffic from Rome to Verona was horrible and the 4.5-5 hour trip took an extra 2.5 hours. This is the second time we have encountered super delays driving through Italy. It probably won't be the last, we do love Italy.

We stayed at the "Romeo and Juliet" hotel near the center of town and it was lovely. Since we arrived so late and the kids had junk food snacked their way through the drive we all just called it a night.

AJ's hoping for good luck!

We spent the next morning exploring a bit of Verona. There was a sweet little market in the town where we all found fun trinkets. While Romeo and Juliet may be fictional, the town is lovely. We saw "Juliet's balcony" and the Coliseum. I would like to go back and attend a concert here, it is still a functioning performance arena in the summer. It may be an uphill battle to get Steve to join me...

Juliet's balcony