Verona, Italy

The arena in Verona.

I went with some friends to Verona for a day trip. There wasn’t too much to see in Verona. At the city center is an arena that is hundreds of years old. We also crossed a medieval bridge. The highlight of the trip was seeing Juliet’s balcony. The balcony was part of a house owned by a family with a name similar to Capulet. An Italian writer originally used the balcony and name in a story before Shakespeare ripped it off for his famous balcony scene. It’s considered good luck to touch the right breast of Juliet, so I am now a lucky person.

However, the day before I was bitten by a bug and it began to swell. By the end of the day I could barely walk. The following day I could not do any work because of the pain in my leg and I had to go to the first aid tent. I survived and the next day was able to work again.

The day in Verona was also one of the hottest during my time in Italy. I believe it was well over 100 or in the high 30s. We stopped at the river to cool down. Perhaps the polluted water infected my leg, we'll never know.

Juliet's balcony.

The walls were covered with writing. People use gum to stick messages to the wall proclaiming their love for someone. It was a very interesting place. Just so you know in the pic below, Gulce is not touching the wall.

Getting lucky.