{"id":8986,"date":"2012-05-31T14:42:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T04:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2012-06-25T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T03:05:28","slug":"verona-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2012\/05\/31\/verona-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Verona, day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We didn’t sleep especially well – I fell asleep quickly and then woke up early, Aviva didn’t fall asleep for a while and then sleep until time to wake up.<\/p>\n

Aviva’s phone stopped accessing data service, so we called AT&T – my phone was on a different carrier and working fine, but we couldn’t get Aviva’s phone to switch networks. After some resetting and fumbling we finally got a menu of service providers, picked the one that worked for me and all is well again – the secret was to turn off and on 3G.<\/p>\n

And it’s raining as we get up, luckily we packed travel umbrellas, hats and jackets. However, the rain stopped quickly and the sun came out.<\/p>\n

And the earthquake has upended some of our travel plans – Aviva has been on the phone working out what towns were hit and what our options are – we won’t be stopping in Mantua, it’s apparently closed, and we’re unsure about Ferrara – we’ve canceled our reservation there and will call them again to see what we should do. Cell phones and the Internet have changed how we deal with modifying travel plans.<\/p>\n

The hotel also restarted their access points (as I’d suggested a day ago) and now WiFi is working well.<\/p>\n

At your first location with admission, you should purchase a Verona Card – for one fee you get in a large number of sites without further admission, it’s cheaper and faster.<\/p>\n

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The back of a Verona Card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The front of a Verona Card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Our first stop today was Chiesa di San Fermo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Two modern sculptures on the way out of the crypt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The altar in the crypt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco on a column in the crypt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco on a column in the crypt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco <\/div> <\/div>
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The altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The left side of the facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We had a good lunch at Osteria da Ugo<\/a>; we both had the veal chop special which came with potatoes and a tasty sauce with thin-sliced mushroom slabs. We decided to have desert – Aviva had the tiramisu and I had a wonderful bread-cake with creme caramel sauce.<\/p>\n

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Inside the Osteria <\/div> <\/div>
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Aviva’s tiramisu – she loves it but can’t have it later than about 3P or it keeps her awake <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Next we walked past Chiesa di San Thomas Becket, which wasn’t open so we continued on to the Teatro Romano<\/a>, which is still used today for summer concert events. Above the theater is a museum with many items restored or found on the site, including some beautiful mosaic floors.<\/p>\n

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The ticket for Teatro Romano <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco in the museum <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco in the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco in the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Columns moved to the museum <\/div> <\/div>
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A floor mosaic fragment <\/div> <\/div>
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A triptych from the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Part of a ceiling in the museum <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco in the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A relief in the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A relief in the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A cool building to the right up the hill <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A view uphill of the theater <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A view uphill of the theater <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A view towards the right of the theater <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A panorama of Verona taken from the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The entrance to the theater and museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked back across the Fiume Adige to the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare<\/a> (Duomo). This Duomo stacks up well with other Duomos we’ve visited. The back half has three ‘chapels’ on each side – they aren’t rooms, just individually decorated wall areas for prayer. The cross shape provides two small chapels on each side near the altar.<\/p>\n

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Fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A niche <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Artistic view above the altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The baptistry basin in the crypt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The crucifix <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pipes <\/a>
Pipes for the organ on the right <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Pipes for the organ on the left <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A chapel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A chapel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Chapels <\/a>
Chapels line both sides, 3 per side <\/div> <\/div>
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A floor mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Entrance <\/a>
Entrance to the Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An artistic shot of the rear <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Approaching <\/a>
Approaching the rear of the Duomo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Walking back from the Duomo we stopped at Chiesa di San Pietro Martire, where the frescoes were all damaged when plaster covers were removed – frescoes went out of style and were often covered, poorly, with plaster; removing the plaster meant hammering out chips of the underlying frescoes.<\/p>\n

Our last stop was Chiesa di Santa Anastasia<\/a>, one of the most interesting churches in Verona. Their organist was practicing while we were there – I love to sit and listen to live organ music.<\/p>\n

\"Detail <\/a>
Detail of Mary and Jesus sculpture <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The whole Mary and Jesus sculpture <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceiling <\/a>
Ceiling detail <\/div> <\/div>
\"Another <\/a>
Another ceiling detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A frescoed wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A painting <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A fresco <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A holy water basin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A holy water basin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The entrance <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A raised tomb on the way in <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We went back to the hotel and we showered again – it’s so hot out (in the 80s F) and humid that by the time we get back to our room to get ready for dinner we’re sticky with sweat.<\/p>\n

We went to a very good pizza place two blocks from the hotel – Pizzeria Leon d’Oro<\/a>. The insalada mista was fresh, and the pizza became one of my favorites.<\/p>\n

\"Pizza\" <\/a>
Pizza <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Aviva <\/a>
Aviva with her pizza <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A cool doorway panorama <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pigs <\/a>
Pigs outside a shop <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked all over Verona’s city center over two days – time to relax before Bergamo.<\/p>\n

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

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