Verona Italy, city of romance.

Verona, Italy

Verona is Italy's fourth most visited city. It's halfway to Venice from Milan. The city itself is famous for the love that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet made Verona a household name. We took a one-hour train ride to the lovestruck destination before noon so we could have plenty of time to wander around points of interest and just to relax later in the day at the main plaza with vino.

We checked in at the historic classic Palazzo Maffei and were so happy with our quaint room; the architecture, the stairway, the piano hallway, which later we found out that this place is also an Opera school, and it's now off season for lessons. Well, it wasn't just the room that we were happy about, but the location also. It's located at the main plaza of Verona, called Piazza Erbe, which is packed with medieval views.

Speaking of attractions, of course, we walked to see where the real-life Cappello family once lived - The house of Juliet. Had a picture of myself taken on Juliet's balcony (As a visitor, I thought I should do it). I didn't get to touch a Juliet bronze statue for the love luck belief. I just couldn't beat the crowds. I paid six euros just to get a significant picture on her balcony for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Another hot spot for visiting is the Arena di Verona, the well-preserved amphitheater (much better condition than the Colosseum in Rome), which used to be the third largest in the Roman world - dates from the first century a.d. It still retains most of its original stone and now becomes the famous open-air opera house. Later, we walked our way to the red-brick walled castle Castelvecchio and got some nice river views from a soaring arch on the Castelvecchio Bridge.

I don't know if this is the feeling of being so in love with the history and architecture, or if it's just impressions related to the Romeo & Juliet hype. I just wanted to say that I really like Verona and I love Italy.

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