North trip, part 2

For the second half of our north field trip we went to Venice and Verona.

In Verona we visited a few specific sites and then were free to roam on our own.  We all went to the Castelvecchio Museum, a castel containing a museum designed by Carlo Scarpa.  The building itself was a very cool mixture of old and new.  Carlo Scarpa did an excellent job of integrating the redesigned museum into the existing castle.

Stairway in the Castelvecchio Museum 

Stairway to the tower, which was sort of blocked off...

But we figured they wouldn't mind and went up for a look

We also climbed to the top of Torre dei Lamberti, which provided some cool views over the city.  We waited around at the top until the bells rang at noon, which was not at all quiet...

The stairs to the top of Torre dei Lamberti

A view from the tower, looking over the city

We hung out by the river, John got attacked by birds after some crazy Italian lady came and threw a bunch of bread by us...

Later in the day Mike and I met a friend of mine who is living near Verona and she showed us around the city.  We had some amazing gelato, wandered around the city streets and went up to a castle on the hill, the name escapes me, but the view was spectacular.

From Verona we headed to Venice.  Venice is a pretty cool city, with its maze of streets and canals.  I can't say I really enjoyed it too much despite it romanticism and beauty, it was just a little too touristy for my taste.

A view down one of the many canals of Venice

Part of the maze of narrow streets

A boat moves through one of the larger canals at night

A Venice street at night

Thats the quick rundown on our trip to the north.  We recently got back from a day trip to Villa d'este and Villa Adriana near Tivoli, expect that post sometime...