Today, we were on our way at 9:00 am and again spent a lot of time on the bus. We made a two hour stop in Verona, which was once a Roman town. We walked the city center of marble and cobblestone streets. We saw the famous balcony of Romeo and Juliet and part of the old Roman gates, walls and their old roads, which are about 8 feet below the current streets of Verona. We had fun looking through the small shops and just walking around in beautiful weather.
The next part of our journey brought us to Emmetten, Switzerland, which is a small village outside of Lucerne, which is our stop tomorrow. On our way here we went through the Alps once more and through a tunnel that was 10 miles through the mountain. I think Tina video taped the whole thing in case you want to know what it was like to drive through a mountain. Of course our tour guide waited until we came out of the tunnel to tell us a horrible tunnel story.
Everyone really loves the small hotel we currently in, the Hotel Engel. There is no elevator, but the view from our windows is extraordinary. We took a walk tonight down the dark streets to see the city lights over Lake Lucerne. It feels special here. Switzerland is a very friendly and clean country...at least that's what our tour director told us. I guess we will find out tomorrow.
So far the kids most favorite moments have been swimming in the Adriatic, the pizza, the scenery and the old buildings. They loved Venice, but I think they are going to love Switzerland even more before we leave. Tomorrow we go up Mt. Pilatus in a cable car. We are hoping for clear weather as that will make the view spectacular.
All of us walked into the Adriatic Sea during our last night in Italy.
The amphitheater in Verona.
Sitting on Roman ruins with the Roman gate in the background.
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