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Sep 12

From Lake Garda to Verona and Florence

Lake Garda Panorama

Lake Garda Panorama

We woke up, to see that the brunt of the storm had passed us over night, and what was left was a couple of rainy patches. After packing up stinky, we headed back up the road, so we can have a nice view of Lake Garda in all it’s glory.

We then decided to drive along the coast of Lake Garda, South towards Verona. Along the way, we stopped off at a beautiful village, with it’s own castle located right on the lake: Malcesine. Here we packed Claude up, and walked a few hundred meters along the lake right into the beautiful medieval town – and have a look around.

Malcesine - Lomography by Gina

Malcesine – Lomography by Gina

Malcesine - Lomography by Gina

Malcesine – Lomography by Gina

After watching a couple of people brave the wind on their windsurfing boards, we headed straight down to Verona. Verona is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and had lots to offer for us, it has a lot of Roman ruins, such as the Coliseum style ‘Arena’ to the famous wee balcony of Juliet’s house (Romeo & Juliet).

Buildings of Verona

Buildings of Verona

Verona Arena

Verona Arena

Juliet's Balcony

Juliet’s Balcony

Gina on top of the stairs at Piazza dei Signori

Gina on top of the stairs at Piazza dei Signori

After another pizza :) (and over-hearing a Tourist ask herself if there’s a Pizza-Hut close by), the sun decided to shine – so we slowly made our way back to Claude, and prepare ourselves for the dive South to the beautiful city that was Florence.

We arrived just after the sunset, and drove around a bit – while trying to locate one of the campsites that Gina had found for us before hand, and boy we were in luck. It was a couple of hundred yards away from the beautiful viewpoint: Piazzale Michelangelo – a lovely square, perched up above the river with magnificent panoramic views of the whole city.

Gina at Piazzale Michelangelo

Gina at Piazzale Michelangelo

Florence at night.

Florence at night.

Us at Florence

Us at Florence

We retired to the campsite for the evening – as we were both pretty tired, and hit the campsite bar for a relaxing evening.