Verona’s Love Story: Romeo e Giulietta
Verona is popularly known for two things: the in-tact Roman arena where opera is played during summer and the birth place of the true story of the star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, the romantic tragedy drama that many of us discovered through Shakespeare.
Trivia: Did you know that Shakespeare has never been to Italy?
It was believed that Shakespeare copied the story from other earlier writers and managed to improve the storyline. He eventually catered to a much larger audience which made his finer Romeo and Juliet play version successful. There was a Romeo and Juliet play in the Teatro Filarmonico but we came a day too late. Bad timing!
The House of the Capulets (Juliet's family) and the famous balcony believed to be a very ancient sarcophagus where she rendezvous with Romeo. Next foto are love letters and writings on the wall left by tourists on the entrance hall to the courtyard.
This is the entrance hallway to the courtyard, full of love letters and promises of love, almost not an empty space left! On the right foto is the complete love story in four languages, for just 1 euro.
That is me on Juliet's balcony standing patiently, waiting for my Romeo, the Dutchman, lol, to arrive. On the right foto you can see the crowds below the courtyard of the house, now a shop and a museum.
They said that if you touch Juliet's breast (with the right hand?) this will bring you good luck in love. I don't believe in these things but everyone touched her breast and so did Blondine, so for the sake of fun and for a souvenir foto, I posed but grabbed Juliet's breast from my left hand, lol.
In real life, Romeo and Juliet belong to two prominent and political rival families in Verona, Italy during the 13th century—the Montagues (Romeo’s family, Montecchi) and Capulets (Juliet’s family, Cappelletti). I have been to Juliet’s house and stood in her famous balcony, the secret meeting place with her beloved Romeo, but I didn’t get to visit her tomb.
Today the Casa di Giullieta is a shop and a museum and many lovers visiting leave their trails through little love notes and love writings on the walls of the property. There is even a Juliet Club where thousands of girls from all over the world write 'Dear Juliet' love letters to the association.
Love makes the world go round, but be warned, love can also be treacherous.
Travel Period: April 2010
Destination: Verona (Veneto), Italy
Trivia: Did you know that Shakespeare has never been to Italy?
It was believed that Shakespeare copied the story from other earlier writers and managed to improve the storyline. He eventually catered to a much larger audience which made his finer Romeo and Juliet play version successful. There was a Romeo and Juliet play in the Teatro Filarmonico but we came a day too late. Bad timing!
The House of the Capulets (Juliet's family) and the famous balcony believed to be a very ancient sarcophagus where she rendezvous with Romeo. Next foto are love letters and writings on the wall left by tourists on the entrance hall to the courtyard.
This is the entrance hallway to the courtyard, full of love letters and promises of love, almost not an empty space left! On the right foto is the complete love story in four languages, for just 1 euro.
That is me on Juliet's balcony standing patiently, waiting for my Romeo, the Dutchman, lol, to arrive. On the right foto you can see the crowds below the courtyard of the house, now a shop and a museum.
They said that if you touch Juliet's breast (with the right hand?) this will bring you good luck in love. I don't believe in these things but everyone touched her breast and so did Blondine, so for the sake of fun and for a souvenir foto, I posed but grabbed Juliet's breast from my left hand, lol.
In real life, Romeo and Juliet belong to two prominent and political rival families in Verona, Italy during the 13th century—the Montagues (Romeo’s family, Montecchi) and Capulets (Juliet’s family, Cappelletti). I have been to Juliet’s house and stood in her famous balcony, the secret meeting place with her beloved Romeo, but I didn’t get to visit her tomb.
Today the Casa di Giullieta is a shop and a museum and many lovers visiting leave their trails through little love notes and love writings on the walls of the property. There is even a Juliet Club where thousands of girls from all over the world write 'Dear Juliet' love letters to the association.
Love makes the world go round, but be warned, love can also be treacherous.
Travel Period: April 2010
Destination: Verona (Veneto), Italy
