JJ is just like his grandma . . . he can never pass up gelato!
Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo? Yes, that's the balcony!
Our amazing tour guide : )
Verona, Italy was the first stop of our road trip. Like most Italian cities, there was lots of old stuff! Haha! It was a really pretty town and fun to be able to see the Romeo and Giulietta stuff. The night we were there they were having a big Renaissance street parade right outside our hotel. Too bad we didn't know about it until the kids were in bed and we were upset with the incredibly loud music!
We had a good time walking around the city though and ended up going to the museum and Tomba di Giulietta, which unfortunately was a big disappointment. You walk through a pretty good museum with artifacts from her house as you follow a sign to the tomb, which is a big empty sarcophagus in a graffiti laden room underground. Apparently everyone feels the need to write their name on the wall near the tomb with a heart around it. Brian and I are not impressed with how disrespectful people are towards ancient buildings in Italy. We were glad that we went here though and it's just one more thing that JJ and Owen can brag about when they're learning about Shakespeare someday!
Great pics. Opening quote a bit scary. I am glad you all look happy there, though! Hooray for gelato!
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Lib, does it seem real you're getting to all these places? It would be nice if the boys would be able to remember seeing everything. Good new shots of some really old building! Waiting for the next installment. Love, FA
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures! Wow.. so cool. Beautiful family, beautiful city.
ReplyDeleteGood thing you have a picture --- I think JJ and Owen are going to have trouble convincing the rest of their English classmates that they actually stood under the famous balcony! Wow! And thank you for enlightening us on the correct spelling for Giulietta. This must be like the correction to Sacagawea?!
ReplyDeleteYour tour guide did a great job. Love, Grandpa