In the morning, we crossed the border and made a brief stop in Lugano, Switzerland. I bought a Swiss Army Knife (which is actually cheaper on Amazon), and my mother bought a Rolex (which was cheaper there than in the United States).
From Lugano, we crossed back into Italy and went to Verona where we were free to wander around. We saw the Roman Arena, the Tombs of the Scaligeri, and Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta). Since Romeo and Juliet was a work of fiction, the house really wasn't Juliet's. While in Verona, I had a really good melon (cantaloupe) gelato at the gelati place which Igor recommended.
We left Verona at 4pm and continued on to Venice. When we arrived at Mestre (mainland from Venice), we checked into the Park Hotel Ai Pini before going on our optional dinner excursion, "Venetian Night Out".
We took the motorcoach into Venice and then a water taxi down the Grand Canal (since it was dark, the buildings were illuminated) and on to St. Mark's Square. From there, we walked to our dinner at the Restaurant All'Angelo. We had a prawn cocktail, a puree of dried cod over polenta, taglioli pasta and lasagna, veal, and tiramisu.
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