Tagged With "Romeo and Juliet"

They seem to be at about the depth that's sometimes referred to as a "Juliet balcony," just deep enough to step out of a stuffy room into the fresh air and hope for a suitable suitor to serenade you from below...

There are places in Verona in which you can still see the Roman cart wheel ruts cut into the paving stones. We found that evocative and fascinating. Seeing physical evidence while on vacation from ages past gives the expression "time trip" new meaning.

True...Verona is one of those cities where you can feel past and present in the same moment. It's a bit like the Allen Ginsberg quote that reflects my fascination with Paris: "You can't escape the past in Paris, and yet what's so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn't seem to burden."

For garden lovers, one of the best-preserved renaissance gardens in Italy, the Giardini Giusti: http://www.zainoo.com/en/italy...rona/giardini-giusti

Verona was definitely a highlight of our 2012 pilgrimage to the "old country." The city was modern and old at the same time. People watching in the Piazza Bra was like having a peak into the living room of the Veronese. It seems like a place on a secondary travel network: like a place to go after you've seen the "big 3." This trip was a return after not stopping here since 1982 and we were very pleased. The sites were interesting, the people were friendly, and the gelato was first-rate.

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  Verona from the hills, looking toward St. Anastasia and the Ponte Pietra   My visit to Verona last summer was almost an accident—but a lucky one. It wasn’t on the original plan for our three weeks in Northern Italy, but online...

  I’d never been to Rome.  I can’t tell you why, but for some reason I’d just never gotten around to it.  I guess the best explanation would be to point out there are lots of places in the world.  After a friend...

Samantha takes us to the crown jewel of Boston's Emerald Necklace.

Jonathan L takes us through Verona, trying to avoid the crowds on a national holiday.

A survey of 24 European monuments found quite a variety of bacteria, some of them possibly dangerous.

Tony Swan offers suggestions for young couples traveling in wonderful Italy (sponsored content)

  Built to protect Verona from its enemies and Verona's unpopular Scaligeri ruling family from its citizens, this fortified 13th century bridge crosses the Adige just behind the Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy.   Built as a military...

PHeymont shares a collection of Verona views and history, collected over several days of strolling through the city.

Deepavali or more commonly known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, is celebrated by the Hindu community and is a day for all races and religions. The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil, a battle we all strive to achieve in life, wouldn’t you agree? Perhaps this is what draws in the Western crowd to this luminous and joyous event. In commemoration of Lord Rama and his wife Sita’s return to Ayodhya after his 14-year exile, the religious event falls on the day before the new moon. Sita...

Piazza Bra, surely one of Europe's best open spaces, is at the center of Verona's history, culture and leisure as well as a good place for a break.

For nearly 900 years, Marienplatz has been the scene of much of Munich's daily life, history and sometimes turmoil.

While Tuscan villagers miss the sound of their bell, Dutch residents want a polar bear to make less noise.

Samantha and her husband stopped to see the USS Albacore and Ghost Ship while traveling and checking out Portsmouth, New Hampshire

A campaign organized by a local busker has prompted Dublin to consider action to stop the tradition of rubbing the statue's breasts