{"id":8978,"date":"2012-05-30T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T04:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=8978"},"modified":"2012-06-24T08:42:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T15:42:12","slug":"our-first-day-in-verona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2012\/05\/30\/our-first-day-in-verona\/","title":{"rendered":"Our first day in Verona"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We got up very early, sometime just after 4A; we drank the Coke Zeros and got cleaned up; breakfast starts at 7:30A so we had plenty of time.<\/p>\n

Breakfast was very European – cheese, meats, breads, yogurt and some cereal – we thought the eggs were hard boiled but no, they were raw. There was a device to cook the eggs next to them, so we each had a soft boiled egg.<\/p>\n

\"Yes, <\/a>
Yes, that egg was raw – I clearly should have done the spin test <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I thought this was just to heat them up, but it’s to cook the eggs <\/div> <\/div>
\"Breakfast\" <\/a>
Breakfast <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

And then we were off! We walked to by way of the Arena, Verona’s answer to Rome’s Coliseum.<\/p>\n

\"Aviva <\/a>
Aviva at the Arena <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A panoramic shot of the Arena <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I saw these street medalions all over the place <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A relief on a wall we saw while walking towards the Arena <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We visited the civic museum at the Castelvecchio, which is very good. Be prepared to walk – the museum is in multiple buildings and on three floors: the first floor is sculpture and the others paintings and frescoes. And there’s a walk along the top of the castle which is awesome!<\/p>\n

\"Museo <\/a>
Museo Castel Vecchio ticket back <\/div> <\/div>
\"Museo <\/a>
Museo Castel Vecchio ticket front <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"This <\/a>
This painting is used on their promo literature – it is strange… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view of the river and bridge from the battlements <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view down the river from the battlements <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A fresco <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A fresco in the stairwell of the castle keep <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"One <\/a>
One of the interior rooms had an amazing fresco pattern <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A crucifix <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The original tower bells <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A sculpted tomb <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Yes, <\/a>
Yes, that’s the men’s room <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"That's <\/a>
That’s me in front of another fountain inside the walls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A fountain inside the walls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view inside the walls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view of the (empty) moat <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Close <\/a>
Close up of the tower clock <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"One <\/a>
One of the towers in the castle wall, this one has the clock <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"One <\/a>
One of the towers in the castle wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Somehow I hurt my right ankle, I don’t remember twisting it but I must have – need to just keep going, might try an ankle brace tomorrow.<\/p>\n

We then walked to Chiesa San Bernardino<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The facade of San Bernardino <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Over <\/a>
Over the entrance <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"One <\/a>
One of the decorated metal gates <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view up the dome <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Then we walked over to San Zeno<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"That's <\/a>
That’s supposed to be the body of Saint Zeno <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail of the doors <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail of the doors <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A crucifix <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An old fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ceiling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The main doors <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of San Zeno <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Time for lunch – we ate at La Tigella. I really liked it. They provided a round hard flat bread and fried gnocchi – in this case large fried rolls. Along with this came 10 small containers of sauces, for example a tomato sauce, a pepper sauce, a chocolate sauce and a nut sauce. Along with this came a small plate of thin sliced ham of various forms. Aviva wasn’t so thrilled so she also ordered the pasta fagioli, or bean and pasta soup. She really liked that.<\/p>\n

\"Lunch <\/a>
Lunch – those are the fried gnocchi in the middle <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A can of Coke Light – interesting ad campaign… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked back towards the main shopping streets on Corso Cavour and Mazzini – we chose to walk down Mazzini to Piazza Erbe; lots of great old painted facades and statues, along with an open air market. It was hot out so we stopped a couple times for water.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A detail from the building <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail from the building <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A building with frescoes <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An amazing pattern of rebar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An old arch <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked to Chiesa di Santa Maria Antica which is amazing on the outside but not so interesting inside, it’s a very old church from 744 or 745 AD. We ran into three college women from Canada – they were training around Europe for 5 weeks; they spent 2 hours in Florence to see Michelangelo… I gave then directions to an ATM. We walked back through Piassa dei Signori, which another very cool facade, and then back up the other shopping street Corso Cavour. The shops were beautiful yet expensive so we didn’t stop very much.<\/p>\n

And we walked back to the hotel. Aviva kept falling asleep.<\/p>\n

Location:Vicolo Pallone,Verona,Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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