Our final hours in Venezia were spent enjoying the views of Piazza San Marco as we packed up our bags to head to the train station. We hopped on the ACTV to Ferrovia and purchased our tickets for Verona. The ride took about an hour. We found a taxi after a little confusion and were off to our apartment.
When we arrived, we dropped our backpacks off at the reception desk because we were too early for check in. Our first stop was La Casa di Giulietta. The entrance was covered in letters written on both tiny slips of paper and the stone walls of the walkway. We took the obligatory picture with the statue of Giulietta holding her breast to promote good luck in love, and then moved on to visit her tomb.
The former convent where the tomb is housed also had a fresco museum and a few busts of William Shakespeare. I was also pretty amazed to find a throne used by Pope Pius VI during his visit to Verona in the 1600s. The tomb is hidden in a cellar connected to the small courtyard that was thought to be where Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers committed suicide.
By the time we finished, it was time to check in to our apartment, so we headed back to the reception desk to pick up our bags and go to the apartment. The girl who walked us over pointed out the restaurant downstairs and recommended we eat there for dinner. After a quick rest and a shower to rinse off the sweat from a hot day spent in the sun, we went down to get a table.
We knew immediately this was a more authentic restaurant, with true regional dishes. The waiter recommended a local red wine to pair with our food and helped us order. We had a prosciutto antipasto, and pasta dishes for our main followed by an espresso. After, we took a walk to the piazza and back before settling in for the night.
Wandering While Writing 