Day 16 - Verona

When we got back up to the campsite last night it was really quiet and peacefull sitting amongst terraces which had been built in the time of the Roman Empire.  We met up with a Dutch couple who had set off cycle touring from Basel almost at the same time as us but who had taken a completely different route to Verona and it was amazing how similar our attitudes were to holidays.

The peace was occasionally interrupted by huge cheers from the city below but these petered out as Germany went on to beat Italy in penalties.

This morning we had a leisurely breakfast at the campsite than cycled across town to leave our luggage at the Hotel Fiera where we are spending our last night.

We then cycled back into town and had a look around the Roman Arena which was getting set up for tonight's performance of Aida, we did consider buying tickets but the thought of several hours of Italian opera was just a bit too much to cope with.

We had an excllent lunch at Ham Holy Burger, where even Manny would be impressed by the beer menu ( this is only half of it)

We then decided to return to our hotel, chill out and and watch the Tour de France.  After which we thought we would just eat at our hotel rather than cycle back into the city centre. Unfortunately we were informed that he restaurant was closed!  We had a wander round the local area which didn't look too promising, however we saw a sign pointing to the "Guapo" Argentinian restaurant, which again didn't look too promising.

But in fact it turned out to be absolutely excellent with great service and top notch steaks.

We also managed to find a roll of parcel tape to pack up our bikes and baggage tomorrow, now all we have to do is find the airport.

Today's miles about 6

Total miles 556