A Pleasant Surprise

Verona is popular among tourists as the home of the Capulets in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I had never been to Verona; in fact I have never even read the play. Well, it turns out that Verona is an absolutely wonderful town with a nice combination of both old and new and not too touristy. In fact, when I win the lottery and move to Italy, I've decided to summer in Verona so as to avoid the crowds and the heat in Florence. (Dream on.....) I'm looking forward to learning more about the city when I return home.

Here is the Capulet house. The balcony was built on much later so that we can better imagine Juliet up there.