Bobbie and I often say we must have Angels watching out for us. After doing the hop on-hop off bus tour of old Verona and wondering if we had made a mistake in coming here, we climbed up to our camp for the night which is in an old castle overlooking the old city but on the opposite side of the river. This castle was built by the Austrians when they controlled all of the land on the North side of the river while the Italians controlled the city and the lands to the south. Our tent is pitched within the old castle walls on an old cannon emplacement from which the Austrians shelled the Italians below. The walls still stand and now the campsite is covered with grape vines, ripe with red grapes, and cool breezes blow while we sit here on a shady terrace with a cold lemon soda.
While we were in the old town we visited Juliet's house and stood beneath her balcony. The walls leading into the courtyard are covered with the graffiti of thousands of lovers and it was heartwarming to see couples kissing and girls posing with Juliet's statue. If you happened to see the movie "Letters to Juliet", the club really exists! If you have not seen it yet we both heartily recommend it!
Who knows what tomorrow will bring. Shortly we will pull out the map and talk about what is next. Cinque Terre is on the list but the numbers of tourists here are making us wary. Shall we push our luck with our Angels? We probably will but stay tuned for what actually happens.
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