Late start to the day with a big sleep in. Then we took a leisurely drive to Lado di Guarda and a walk through the lovely lakeside town of Dezinzano. It was fancy car central which kept Sebastian’s eyes well peeled 👁️
At Sebastian’s suggestion, we hit the road for a 2 hour journey north to Bolzano – near the Austrian border. We came to see Outzi the iceman. Bolzano itself was a treat of a town with its pretty streets and German influence. Sebastian took a great liking to the word for Exit in German (ausfahrt;…
Rainy day – so the kids headed off to go carting and a boot picnic for lunch! They loved the go carting Italian style – very fast and furious ! RC hit the shops and then met up with Maria for a long lunch in the piazza . When for an early new years dinner…
Retracing our steps from yesterday we continued on further through the cobbled streets to visit 2 major churches – St Anastasia and the Verona Cathedral – both beautiful , especially the unique ceiling paintwork in St Anastasia . The walked down the river, explored the little laneway shops and cross the old bridge to then…
Spent today getting to know our new location . Started out my navigating our way to Maria’s apartment and then the short walk into town. Verona is much larger, busier and much more beautiful than we expected . Navigated our way through some very cute streets and markets to reach Piazza Bra – what a…