Verona is gorgeous. Not any more or less gorgeous than Venice, but gorgeous in a different way. The two cities are completely different.
Yesterday I visited Juliet's balcony, which was kind of cool. I don't entirely understand how it could be hers, though, as Juliet never actually existed. But there's a lot more to be seen today.
Yesterday's arrival was stressful. A lot less people speak english here than in Venice, so when I got lost I had a whole bunch of people pointing me in different directions because they couldn't understand my problem. I ended up wandering around with my huge backpack for well over an hour. But that's ok, you do what you've got to do, right?
I'm losing weight, as I thought I would. Walking all day and having a steady diet of banana and peanut butter sandwhiches will do that do you. I've also had a few pizzas (which are amazing). So far I haven't had any ice cream, mainly because the heat seems to have killed my apetite for sweet things. I'll have some in Florence.
I leave for Florence tomorrow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that finding the hotel will be easier than this one. This one was halfway up the mountain.
Now get this - the Canadians I've been talking to can hear a British accent on me. That is weird.
The Spice Girls just came on the radio. I can't believe that I still remember all the words. 'Twas a time in life that we need not dwell upon...
posted by Lisa @ 1:56 AM
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