GARDA TO VENICE

Ciao,

Mostly snaps this week as we complete our stint on Lake Garda and move on to Venice.
In answer to 'Little Sis' it is well worth a visit and if you stick to pizza and wine it is not too pricey. It will be good, I hope, to stop being spoken to in German. If I try to speak Italian it would be nice to get a reply in Italian rather than German. I'm wondering whether I've missed some vital news in the last few weeks and the price of the Euro bailout is for signs to be in both languages and natives to be bi-lingual. Also while I'm on the subject I wonder if I would want to lend money to a country which shuts all its' shops and businesses from 12 - 4. A nice lunch hour if you can get it!
Lets try some photos:

A view along the Lake down to Garda.

The old town of Lasize.

One of the many expensive ferries which run between various towns on the lake.

Garda town.

A long hike up in the hills behind Garda offered some great views.
We took a bus (cheap - 8 Euros return) into Verona which is a really lovely city. Beautiful piazzas and narrow cobbled streets and some great food on a splashout meal.

The Romanesque church of San Zeno which was plainer inside and much more to my taste than the Baroque. Below the man himself.

Dante had many things to ponder during his exile in Verona;

but choosing between the Margerita and the Quattro Staggione was probably his toughest decision.
We have now travelled the 150km or so to Cavallino outside Venice. More next week. Thanks for reading.
Arrivederci J&P