Bologna Station Suites

... easy and not force myself to run up and down mountains! It's okay to take a day off I beleive. In acknowledgement of my cold, I decided I should have a proper meal at a proper table, and just enjoy some good food!
I ordered what is considered a pasta that is chacter to Ferrara. and It was breaktakingly sumptous! A type of ravioli with Pumpkin inside drizzled all over with a butter and sage sauce. I ate these ...

Ferrara is a Medieval town that dates back around 1300 years when Ferrara was a Byzantine military fortified city. In 1115 Ferrara became a free commune and in 1135 the Cathederal was built.

The driving was flat and the highways were fast with lots of speeding passers. The parking was limited at Ferrara and the complexity for the parking signs left us concerned while we were touring. The parking spaces were tiny and many of the vehicles were dented and ...

Short train ride from Florence after a hair raising trip trying to return the rental car in confusing, congested and traffic restrictied Florence (don't rent a car downtown go to the airport). Bologna is an university town (even Johns Hopkin has a campus). Very historical town with a great plaza area like most towns and a great antique market.

Market days came and went in Radda and so did we. Winding back through the Tuscan hills, we said our goodbyes to the peaceful and rolling countryside. We needed to catch the train in Florence so we decided to take in some of the sites and enjoy the Gothic architecture. There are works of art throughout the city but The Duomo is what we focused on. Very ornate on the outside but very sparse ...

... in a plastic bag and then loaded that with all my other laundry to take to Reggie's at 7. I peddled with a huge duffel bag on my back and stopped off at Alex's for a few games of Madden. I dominated the first two then proclaimed myself the best Madden player in Bolzano (I think there may be 6 total), only to get beat in the last game. His mom came home, and she may be the nicest lady in the world. I think she is very impressed that I am an American ...

... over in europe. On a positive note... venice so romantic and absolutely worth it. the next day it was dry and sunny thank God so we took the ferry over and were blown away. Tons of homes with their laundry hanging on the outside. everyone seemed to own a dog and there were flowers in all the windows. They dont drive in Venezia they prefer the water bus that will get you anywhere on the island. Plus you can take a relaxing gondola ride if you have tons of extra ...

... Walking down the principle avenue of downtown Bologna was like going to fashion week at Bryant Park. Blue jeans and the T-shirt have turned this population into a very bland and undistinguished group of Greenwich Village wanabees. They look so ordinary, like walking around downtown Brooklyn. The 44 year old female bank executive , not a teller but a customer service person with an oak book- shelf office, who helped us open our new Italian bank account was wearing black ...

... Wow, flexibility in time tables! I have been told that when going from Italy to Switzerland it is common to wait for an hour at the border. This isn't for customs or legal reasons, it's because the Swiss don't want their timetables disrupted by the Italians tardiness. So this gives the Italian trains an hour buffer zone. Another huge difference I have noticed between Switzerland and Italy is cleanliness. Switzerland is obsessively clean. Sure ...

... or your favourite road car models and you’ll find them here. But despite how impressive it all was, I think Hoges and I had just seen a wider range of museum piece Ferraris on the factory floor. Ferrari seem to have saved the best vehicles for the pleasure and motivation of their employees going about their day-to-day work, and I liked that methodology a lot.

With the primary goal of our trip completed, we set out to spend the rest of the afternoon ...

... for dinner. It’s a beautiful spa town and smells good! I took a long walk through the park and had a Gran Marnier on the patio. Peggy had Amaretto which pleased the bartender/host. He didn’t like my ordering a French liqueur! The hotel was one of the nicest on our tour.

We left our window open and it was actually cold when we got up!