Verona....Trieste

Set off from Lake Garda after a nice brekky at the hotel, to Verona, just 45mins away. As soon as we parked and started walking, we were greeted by the amphitheatre, looking fairly impressive from the outside. Learned that it is very much still in use for events which must be quite special to be using something of ancient history. Imagine having your national day parade within. Cool. Hung around in Verona old town for a couple of hours, had our last italian gelato there and then we carried on our journey to Trieste.

Verona ....

(information centre, left or right?)











Got to our B&B at Trieste after winding through some steep and ultra narrow cobbled roads. At one point, we were going down and a tiny car was coming up and they had to reverse and park close against the wall for us to pass! We were very well taken care of by hospitable hosts and were even served a nice cooked brekky in the morning. There was a certain buzz to Trieste, traffic was manic though... Dave did well competing with the local drivers! It took us ages to find a parking spot in the city cos there was a carnival going on that Saturday in preparation for some Sailing event the next week. Dinner was surperb, being reccomended by our host. Very local and new to our taste buds. To add to the atmosphere, there were live bands around playing near where the restaurant was as part of the carnival.... lovely.

Narrow street...





Trieste by night...







Local food - Gnochhi with beef goulash + Sausages w cabbage....