Verona

Last Saturday I ventured to Verona with some fellow students and had a blast. Verona is the setting for Shakepeare's Romeo and Juliet, so it is very tourist-y but still wonderful. As soon as we stepped off the bus into the main square our eyes popped open. In one direction there was a huge marble building topped with sculptures from the renaissance, directly in front there was a long line of buildings with frescoes right on the facade. In the other direction was a tall white and pink marble tower.
We had lunch in the main square outside and enjoyed the sun and then decided to explore this new city. We climbed the pink and white tower and saw the entire city in every direction. We even saw some paragliders riding in the wind. We also manged to find the arena, which is in much better shape than the colosseum in Rome. The day ended with the three of us walking on a medieval brick bridge, while the sun set over the river and an Italian man played his accordian.