Verona

This is their river Adage. 

It flows down from the mountains above Lake Garda. 

That's me with Dante. 

This is a raised tomb of the Scaligere family They believed this way they were closer to Heaven. 

This is Juliet's balcony. It was added in the 1930s by the city for the sake of tourism but it's still a mad scene. 

There are many bridges across the river all with wonderful sculptures. 

This is a very elegant feeling city to us. 

We drove to Lake Garda on our way to Padua for lunch. What a zoo. Mad tourists everywhere. 

Ed saw this car and had to get a picture. 

This is a very striking angel outside their cathedral. 

Another striking piece. 

Udine

I  This city (pronounced like Houdini but starting with U) is the gateway to many important things. 

Their central piazza is exquisite  Napoleon was here and contributed stuff   

It has been called the most beautiful piazza. 

A cafe on the piazza. Places to go close to here are shown below. 

This is the city of Aquileia which was the second largest city in the Roman Empire. 

Here is the she wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. 

This place is great. It's been Roman and Christian. The mosaics are from 300 A.D.

This is the outside of the structure. 

Then on the same day we drove to Villa Manin where Napoleon set up a headquarters. 

This place is very impressive. 

Napoleon stayed here. 

Ljubljana

These are the doors to the Cathedral. That's Pope John Paul at the top, the Polish pope. 

There's a beautiful river flowing through the city with nice bridges. 

This is the view from the top where the castle is. 

This is their poet. Slovenia just became a country in 1991. They used one of his poems for their national anthem. 

Their renowned architect is Pleichnik. 

Above is the stairway for the university library. 65,000 students attend this school. Below is Pleichniks signature, the Pegasus. We liked this place a lot. 

Postoyna Caves

On the way to Ljubljana we stopped off at this cave. A little train runs through it. There is one km of walking in the middle. 

It photographs better than real life. 

Trieste

Trieste is a port at the top of the Istria peninsula. It's been transferred from country to country over the years. 

This is the James Joyce bronze. He lived here for 10 years off and on and wrote a lot of his early stuff here. 

This city has the largest piazza on the water. It's huge. 

Also very close went to see the Lipica horses at their farm. These are the royal horses from 1600. 

Istria

  This is Rovinj. There is no beach. People climb down and sun on the rocks. 

To me it looks like a stage set. 

It's exquisite. 

This is the harbor. 

Below is Motovin. A famous hilltown. 

I admit I can't do rocks or hills anymore. 

This is the amphitheater in Pula. It's at the bottom. Tom Jones was here yesterday. 

I'm tired of rocks and hill towns. Heading back to civilization.