My wife tried to give less but they persisted and followed us until we paid the whole amount. Here in Italy they have a small piece of plastic with a Euro 2 coin attached which they show you for the tip amount, AFTER you have taken the photos. Before, we would give Euro 50 cents or a bit more (a lot of money in our country). Unlike in Cologne and in other areas which she did the same, the tip amount was not voluntary a “suggested” value is given instead. My wife, who loved having her picture taken in new places, posed with some locals in costume. I think that to be clear, I should say it outright the tour guide was a bit more cautious in saying the B word :P. We went to the Casa di Giulietta (Juliet’s House) and took some photos with the famous balcony and the brass statue of Juliet. In Italy, unlike the Germanic countries, crossing on pedestrian lanes does not guarantee that the traffic will stop! Our tour guide says (kidding) that the stoplights in Italy are merely suggestions. Interesting how a change in country changes all the rules despite the countries being landlocked together. We walked a couple of blocks from the drop off point. Despite being from the Philippines and being used to all the crime, we stayed cautious and wary still, just to be sure.
Verona marks the first day away from the Germanic countries and thus away from the order and the predictability and now to the artistic and “anything can happen” areas! Our tour guide repeated her warnings multiple times, talking about pick pockets and snatchers and how the vacation can get ruined with a simple mistake. Our first stop in Italy on our Trafalgar European Cavalcade Tour is Verona.
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