After more than 12 hours worth of travel and 24+ hours of being awake I am finally in Verona, Italy for the Anteprima Amarone 2008 … the pre-tasting of the Amarone wines coming out on the world markets. Saturday is tasting day and later today there will be a Gala Dinner. I seem to have come down with a bit of a cold and with so many hours awake I fear I missed said dinner (yes I said missed) … but not before I struck out into the streets near where I am staying to grab a few pictures … I’ll admit that none of these have anything to do with wine, okay maybe one picture does … those of you wanting to read about wine will be thrilled with the next four days as there will be nothing but, though I think food is also on the agenda (these dinners I will not miss) … but for those missing the look of the old world in their lives and some interesting sites feast your eyes on these: (click to see pics)