Verona is "famous" for having Juliet's "home" in its boundaries. But it's really not the house of Juliet. It's just a really good, but false, claim to fame. Laura and I were headed towards it on our walk, (hey, why not see it, since we're there?), when we were sidetracked into a store that personalized aprons, potholders, and other items with your name - or whatever you wanted - sewn right into them. We saw a demonstration where the employee sewed our names onto pieces of paper for us, and we were taking our time deciding what to get. Then the employee suggested we go upstairs for a good view of Juliet's courtyard. So we went! The courtyard was absolutely crawling with people. People were coming out on the balcony and posing for people with cameras down below. People were posing next to the statue of Juliet. And the entire courtyard was full. But you'd never know that from my pictures!!! (I'm excited I got this photo without the crowd in it!!)
We made our purchases, and then we went into the crowded courtyard, and I was able to snap more photos quickly - between other people posing!
Statue of Juliet
Juliet's balcony
Here is a whale rib (with a little bird!) hanging from an arch! How random!
And then we made it to Palazzo della Ragione. I liked the look of the brick and the stone, especially throughout the entire square.
Laura and I took turns climbing up this staircase, looking around, and smiling for pictures, (even though you can't really see the smiles because we're too far away!)
I liked the mis-matched columns of marble.
And here are more cool arches. This time they're even color-coded!
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