After departing Milan, Kristy surprised us with a 40 minute stop in the Lake District at Lake Garda. It's the largest lake in Italy and was beautiful! A great treat for all of us. We picked up some strawberry gelato before getting back on the bus towards Verona. [Best gelato the entire trip!]
We arrived in Verona around 12:30 and immediately got to see the Roman Arena (built in the 1st Century AD) which is also (like the Colosseum) missing its outer wall, but is smaller in scale and made of pink and white marble. Verona is a very cute little town!
Then onto Juliet's balcony and the House of Juliet where we wrote our names and date on a piece of paper and stuck it on the [Lover's] Wall. After that Jeff and I returned to Piazza Bra and chose from 42 different pizzas while watching the people around the Arena. My pizza was artichoke, mushroom and ham. Yum! We then strolled the Piazza before hopping on the bus and heading off to Venice.
We arrived at our hotel in Venice around 5:30 and had some time to freshen up in our broom closet of a room before we headed into Venice.
Had dinner at a nice hotel (Hotel Continental) in Venice and then took a boat down the Grand Canal. SO AMAZING! Felt like a ride at Disneyland. We docked at St. Mark's Square and got to see the Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica and St. Mark's Square completely lit up at night. Kristy arranged for us to sit at a cafe on the square and listen to a band and take in the sights. It was a beautiful evening and we had a great time. Oh and we also got a glass of prosecco and a rose for all of the ladies!
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