ExpLauren

Visiting Verona? You may have heard of the charming, little Italian town from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but do you know the city's secrets? Verona is so much more than just a place of star-crossed lovers. How do I know, you ask? It just so happens that I studied there during college. So c'mon, let's expLaur, and let me show you my fair lil' Verona :) SEE Casa di Giulietta All right, all right--it's touristy. But, you're in VERONA for goodness sake. It kind of just comes

Maybe I’ll start backwards. Why not? There are no rules here, so let’s go expLaur–in reverse. Ready? All right, here we go: As I type, the Milan train station is getting farther and farther away, and in turn, Verona is getting closer and closer. The Italian sky outside my window is a dark, blueish gray and has a certain misty sadness. I have to remind myself that the cities passing me by are all filled with unique stories of their own. The train wheels screech and squeal lik