On our drive to Venice today, our tour guide told us that we would be able to stop in Verona for a few hours. What a surprise! Verona was the city that Shakespeare had in mind while he was writing the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, so in the city they have Juliet’s balcony. This was the balcony where Juliet (had she been a real person) said the famous line, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”. There is a statue of Juliet there; it is said that if you touch her right breast, you will have good luck in your love life. Matt took advantage of that superstition. We had some time to stroll around the main roads of Verona, grabbing some lunch and, of course, some yummy gelato. Hopping back on the bus, our next stop would be the floating city of Venice. Our hotel in Venice was a 30 minute drive followed by a 30 minute boat ride into the city. After dinner in our hotel, we had a couple drinks and paid for an hour of internet while we chatted with the Aussies. We needed to take advantage of a long night of sleep, as the entire bus has developed what we now call the Contiki Cold/Cough.
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