Verona, Italy

Two hours east of Milano, right along the road to Venizia, was my first stop outside my home city. Verona's tagline is "Romeo and Juliet's city!", but it is a bit more than that. It was big enough to be considered a city, but smaller than most and unvisited enough to have a unique Italian charm to it still. Whereas Milano often feels like a foreign version of Philadelphia, no part of Verona I went to felt that way. It feels more untouched by modern developments. It was fun, and I wish we had more time to explore. We got there at about 11 and left at about 4, with an hour lunch and the rest a guided tour by our soon-to-be design teacher. The brickwork interested me especially (as you might tell from my video). Many walls were made of this complete mish-mash of stone and bricks stuccoed together sloppily. This still proved to be a viable technique apparently. The professor said the bricks were from different time periods. They spent generations making those walls!
Juliet's home was the tourist trap of the city, and thus was fairly busy and filled with merchandise, gimmicks, etc. So far finding churches and other secondary attractions has been the best part of my Italian experience, as there is no one shoving prayer bracelets down your throat as you admire the art and architecture.

Edit: And here's the album of photos taken in Verona.