Cristallo Bologna

Via San Giuseppe, 5 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40121, Italy

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Day 16

A travel blog entry by twowombats

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... come to fruition, or if people have a miraculous escape from a life-threatening situation, they 'thank' our Lady with a small offering (see pics). It is truly inspiring.
Onward we drive on the a4 and the a13 to Bologna. Lunch was on the autostrada - a meal deal like the golden arches but with pizza. The view from the car is flat -land, not very pretty - no animals and no crops. Our only purpose in coming here is to see the Ducati factory and museum, so ...

Bologna, Italy

A travel blog entry by pink-obsessed

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... at the end of the 19th century as well as that caused by wars.
An important cultural and artistic center, its importance in terms of landmarks can be contributed to homogenous mixture of monuments and architectural examples (medieval towers, antique buildings, churches, the layout of its historical center) as well as works of art which are the result of a first class architectural and artistic history. Bologna is also an important crossroads of the roads and trains of ...

#Occupy My Sandwich

A travel blog entry by ditchthecube

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... went the extra mile to think of ways to build a nice stay into the room. Example, he had installed these extension cord things that mounted to the breakfast table and had several outlets and even a usb charging port.

After getting the hotel thing sorted out, it was just past 11am local time. In fact, we watched the time roll past 11/11/11 11:11:11am. We walked down our street back toward the train station. At ...

Marroni in Monterenzio

A travel blog entry by rootsandroutes

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... with the primacourse, as instructed, and leave the salad for later. A few moments later, Helen quietly interjects “Um, Ant…”, raising her eyebrows and gesturing with her head towards the plates around the table – each one filled with salad.

A loud s****** emanates from our hosts, remembering full well yesterday’s conversation. Yes,
Italians take the formalities of their food seriously, but these Italians perhaps less ...

Bologna (Rosso?)

A travel blog entry by rootsandroutes

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... previous sentence, and clarifies: “It’s a shame, really.”

In our travels so far, Flora is a life-line to family and British culture. Although we have barely travelled a few hundred miles so far, Italy feels quite alien in a number of ways – especially the little everyday things we take for granted such as the correct way to wash up or the order in which to eat different foods. Despite this, the transitions that she is connected to are ...