My Christmas Break in Italy

Verona 

There is no world without Verona walls,

but putgatory, torture, hell itself.

Hence-banished is banish'd from the world,

And world's exile is death.

William Shakespeare 
"Romeo and Juliet' Act lll, Scene iii

 Arena and the Christmas Star (only during Christmas!)

Juliet's Balcony

Ponte Pietra

Verona has been named as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

26.12.09

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Bologna 

 

Piazza Maggiore/Palazzo D'Accursio

 

Arches are famous in Bologna,

all the buildings have arches like this as below.

Basilica San Petronio

(uncompleted)

Frescoes of Ginvanni da Modena who represented

Hell, Paradise and the Coronation of the Virgin

27.12.09

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Milano

Via Monte Napoleone

The street of the fashion empire,

but I found a greater pleasure in Fiat car tree stand!

The first one is a real car.

Duomo

San Amarogio

The patron saint of Milan.

Each Italian city will have a bank holiday on its

patron of the city.

Piazza Duomo 

28.12.09

A good company makes a great difference whilst traveling.

My trip was great as I was with an Italian friend

and we both hated the cold weather!