Verona

On Sunday, we left Trento relatively early in the morning and went to visit Verona, which is about an hour south by car.  It was a pretty easy drive, and it was pretty easy to get the car parked close to where we were headed in Verona.  One of the nice things about being here for a while is that we didn’t feel like we had to see everything Verona had to offer in a single day.  So we focused on the castle and just wandering a little bit.  After spending a couple of hours wandering around the castle (and the museum inside), we had some paninis for lunch.  Then we let Maya play for a bit at a local park.  She rode in the backpack the rest of the day (the hope, which was dashed, was that she’d be able to take a nap on dad’s back).  After playing in the park, we wandered into the historic heart of the city, past the Roman arena.  We happened by the clock tower and decided to go up (luckily, there was an elevator!) for some views across the city.  We drove out of the city by way of Basilica San Zeno.  It’s façade was covered for restoration, but maybe we’ll get a chance to see it while we’re here…