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Bologna
Since Sunday's in Padova are really boring, we developed the habit of driving around northern Italy. We saw a lot of nice cities already. Last week we went to see Bologna, the oldest university. well we weren't able to look at it, because it is closed on sundays. But the red city was also nice to look at. It is called the red city because the stones are actually red marmor, and also because ...
Bologna
... they are very pretty colored here). We then got some gelato but I tried Betty's and it wasn't good so I wasn't in the mood anymore. We wandered through a refurbished castle turned mall called Corte Isolani, and it luckily led right into Santo Stefani which was also spectacular - they have bits from the original floor and a pretty pulpit. Sara and I got giant chocolate frappes after that, at Cremeria Sette Chiesa which was delicious. Betty had a praline gelato which she said ...
E.V.O.O. The nectar of the Gods.
... tell right away by the smell that it was going to taste.... different. It smelled like fresh cut grass. And how did it taste? You guessed it! Just like grass. Not my cup of tea- or should I say oil. What's funny is that they also gave us an oil to try that was considered "defective" by their standards. Guess what... that's the kind of olive oil we are so accustomed to tasting in the good 'ol U.S. ...
Amazing Race to Bologna
... Italy's version of happy hour. The only difference is that when you purchase your 8€ cocktail, it includes access to a full on buffet of tasty bites! From here we went and looked at a library that was unlike anything we had seen before. The floor of the library was plexiglass which allow access to the view below that revealed an entire collection of ancient ruins that once stood in place of this library hundreds and hundreds of years ago. Just one of ...
A Hands-On Cooking School In Bologna Italy
... courses. Almost every lesson includes a lunch or dinner. At CIBO we believe that cooking in Bologna should be relaxing, enjoyable and fun. You eat what you create and every meal is accompanied by our fabulous local wines. To us, a meal without wine is breakfast! For a complete experience we recommend an entire day of culinary adventure, starting with a cappuccino and pastry at a fabulous bakery ...