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Our last day in Verona was absolutely
AMAZING. We walked around visiting some of the churches in
town before heading to dinner and the opera. Dinner was
another interesting experience. Since I do
not eat meat on Friday, we decided to try some Crayfish.
So I got a seafood pasta that had calamari,
crayfish, shrimp, clams,
mussels, and lobster in it. This was probably the biggest
mistake. We were not prepared for what was served to us. Let
me just say seafood here is nothing like the seafood back
home. Most of it comes out with heads on it and not cooked. At
least they had good bread with dinner...
The opera was the best experience we have had
so far. Luckily, the rain held out except for a short 20
minute rain delay after the first act. We sat in this GIANT
old Roman coliseum on the
stone steps and watched the best opera I have ever seen.
We bought a guide book that contained the COMPLETE English
translation so it was very easy for us to understand what
was going on and follow along. The musical
score was amazing and it was very cool to see how the sound
traveled throughout the coliseum
without the use of microphones or sound amplifiers. It
was truly a once in a lifetime experience!
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Elizabeth
