Day 5- the journey to Italy

We are getting used to the European breakfast- juice, cereal, bread with jam or cheese and meat- we then headed off on the coach bright and early (7.30) for the journey out of Switzerland towards Italy. The road network through the mountains is an engineering marvel with many tunnels and bridges ( the longest tunnel was 17 kms).

Our first stop was Lugano- another beautiful historic town- we all go looking for the toilets!! A quick cuppa then on the road again to the border. After lunch of Italian pasta and spaghetti of course we then stopped at Verona- medieval town where Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are famous- and you see Juliet's house and balcony and touch the breast of Juliet's brass statue- which brings you romance (I think that's what it was?)



We are now at Verona at the Poppi hotel and tonight we head to Venice by boat for dinner at a one star Michelin restaurant. It takes about 20 mins to reach Venice- it's not quite what we imagined. Venice is made up of 117 islands and the main island is packed with tourists,wonderful canals and alleyways full of shops. Tonight was an optional tour and it was amazing to be in Venice while the sun was setting and the moonlight was magic against the ancient buildings around St Marks sq and basilica. It was a surreal experience.
Dinner was fun with most of the bus group involved, on our final walk around Venice before leaving we discovered a classical concert in St Marks sq by opposing restaurants seeking the tourist euro.


Greg and Leanne


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