THU - Reggio Emilia is a charming little town (when the fog is lifted, of course), but it was a cold morning.
We had our breakfast this morning the Italian way at Caffe Tostato. 
After an Italian-style breakfast, we headed to the romantic Verona via autostrada A1 and A22. We did not get lost this morning.Verona is an enchanting town.
The Arena resembled a miniature of the Colosseum in Rome. But it had its own charm standing in the middle of the piazza with charming shops and eateries surrounding it. 
We walked towards Piazza delle Erbe
and were greeted by a magnificent site 
and Mercantini Di Natale Di Verona. .. our second Christmas Market in Italy.
We had hot dogs, wood-baked pizza, waffles, and vin brule. We also bought 3 bottles of traditional vin brule so that we can reminisce this good time during Christmas at home.
The highlight of our day trip to Verona was the visit to Casa Di Giuletta, where the famous balcony scene of William Shakespear's "Romeo & Juiliet" and the movie "Letters To Juliet" were based upon.There were many locks, love messages, etc.
A visit to Verona would not be complete without kissing your true love at Giuletta's balcony. 
We made our way from Verona to Venice via autostrada A4. We had to park our car at the garage near the port Roma (this is the furthest point one can drive into Venice) and the rest of the journey were by water transport. I could take a break from driving for the next 2 days.We took a Vaporetto ride (€6,50 per person) to San Marco (slightly different from Angelina Jolie who cruised by style in an €80 water taxi in the movie Tourist) and checked into Hotel Castello - a very authentically-Venitian hotel.
We had dinner at Conca D'Oro Pizzeria Trattoria (since 1947) near Hotel Castello(€18 for primi, secondi, wine, coffee and desserts). The food was fantastic!
My yummy cuttelfish in ink!
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