Verona & Lake Garda (sep 08)

Our fellow travelling friends recommended Verona, so we were off again… and seeing as it’s an Italian town, we didn’t hesitate. Lake Garda was very close by (less than 20km) so we started our trip visiting the small towns of the lake. Desenzando Del Garda was our first stop… there was a Harley Davidson motorbike festival on, and the small town was filled with motorcyclists enthusiast! They are friendly giants and are so passionate about the mortobikes.. we caught the ferry across to the peninsula Sirmione… it’s this small strip of land that goes up in the middle of the lake for a few kms. We went up to castle to get a great view of the lake and town. Lake Garda is lot less touristy than Lake Como, it’s where the Italian goes for their time off. We took a bus trip ride to Presciera, and then train to Verona.Verona itself is lovely, big enough to see things like the colosseum and Juliet’s (as in Romeo and Juliet) but small enough to make it feel so authentic. The river than runs through the middle of the town is so clean, and the weekend we happen to be there, there was a games festival on, so each corner we turned, there was a different local games. The town was buzzing with a good atmosphere and the fantastic weather (not to mention the FANTASTIC food) made our weekend away yet another memorable one.