It’s unseasonably hot here, just as it is in the UK, but luckily, most apartments are air-conditioned, unlike most houses back home.
We have come to Verona, just for one night, as we have tickets for the opera (as you do). It is 4pm and 37 degrees (but feels like 41 according to weather.com *) so we are currently resting in our Airbnb accommodation with the ac on full blast. The opera (La Traviata) takes place in the Roman Arena, dating from AD 30.
Thankfully, proceedings do not start until 9pm, after sunset, but the temperature is still forecast to be 31c.
As we are sitting in the cheap seats we are not expected to dress up – at least I hope not, Mark only has his shorts.
*Mark has just said that the temperature is the same in Dubai (where have spent several summers, thanks to Mark’s work) at the moment, but feels like 46. Ouch, not that you’d be watching opera outside.
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