A Georgia Girl in Germany

On our return drive to Germany, we stopped in Verona for a late lunch and to see some of the city’s highlights. I visited the city in 2006 when the kids were back in the states, so I knew my way around and was able to navigate the quaint narrow streets to the Villa Capuleti -- the Capuleti house, otherwise known as Juliet’s house (of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fame).

The balcony behind Zachary and MacKenzie is where Juliet is purported to have made her famous proclamation “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou?”

Yes, we all touched Juliet’s statue for good luck when we stood by it.

I like the Piazza delle Erbe, just around the corner from the Villa Capuleti. The last time I visited, there was a huge market there. Not this time though, which allowed me to see more of the architecture.

Benjamin liked playing on the steps in the middle of the piazza. I don’t think the chains did any good though -- he voluntarily placed his arm in, then easily freed himself.

Benjamin then ran to the back side of the steps and stood atop the fountain (no running water in January though). He even walked around the edge of the fountain area -- it looked like a curb to him.

MacKenzie posed in front of Verona’s Arena. It’s the second largest, and most well-preserved, Roman amphitheater in the world, even after considering the earthquake damage it suffered in 1117.

This was a new display in the Piazza Bra with the arch from the Arena reaching in front of the Palazzo Barbieri -- the Town Hall.

We made it back home late that evening, and the following morning we took Carie to the airport. Her trip was timed perfectly -- it was her last trip before moving to a new job at another base, and she was able to bring home her antique rocking horse that she purchased more than a year earlier and left in my basement. Things always have a way of working out!

Labels: Benjamin, Italy, MacKenzie, Travel, Zachary