Golden Tulip Aemilia Bologna

... scattered precrisely at the edge of the lawn. <br>I realize I am humming, and I look about hoping I am not caught.<br>An Older woman stops her bike at the mouth of a path facing the fountain, she pulls ******* her ciggerate before continuing on her journey.<br>This is my last week of really being a toursit. Jumping around from place to place, town to town. Not really staying anywhere long enough to experience ...

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.

... miles from a little town north of Bologna to Ferrara. Luckily they have bike friendly trains here, because that's how we got home. <br><br>That night, we met Gherardo, a friend of my former professor's, who used to live in DC, so spoke very good English, for dinner. He took us to a "typical" Bologna restaurant, I ate amazing bolognese, and we peppered Gherardo with questions about Italy, Italians ...

... never tried it..) and a jaccuzi tub in the bathroom AND there were two sinks - one was really low to the ground so we didnt use it :). We put our stuff away and went down to the desk to find out where was good to eat. I sheepishly asked what the deal was with our room and the lady just smiled and said there is no suppliment, they were overbooked. This place was probably 200 Euro a night and we were paying less than 40 ...

... word "*****" or whether this was a particularly illuminating example of good old-fashioned Italian misogeny, but Jessica was in fact his Ella Fitzgerald blasting, short-shorts wearing, eggplant-eating, equally bombastic girlfriend. She brought over her laptop to show off photos from Denny´s trip to Sarajevo last year, though I´m not sure I´ll ...

... pass on a slant-out, going up making on nice catch on a ball that I threw high then coming down with his feet in bounds. The first PAT was blocked, so Tisma had us go for two, calling the fake extra point, which is just tossing the ball to me and playing school yard football. I told Marco, who lines up on the right to drag to the left corner of the end zone. I took the pitch and it was clear the Warriors had paid attention to the Dove game because a ...

... main meal here). They drink espresso coffee all the time and it is very cheap here (about $1 Australian) - often four times a day - the only time they drink coffee with milk is in the morning. If you try to order a caffe latte or a cappuccino after about 11am they will give you a look as if you were from Mars. It is usual for Italians to drink coffee and eat a pastry or a snack (like a slice of pizza) standing up at bar rather than sitting in a cafe for half an hour ...

... of the fresh pasta that Bologna is noted for- (tortellini, tortelloni, etc.) and these two stores are right around the corner from us along with the fruit, vegetable and fish markets. The flavors here are amazing, something I wish I could bottle and carry home for everyone. Well, this is the end of our first "Bologna Blog"- please enjoy these culinary pictures. Have a great Thanksgiving Day!!! (I have homework to do!!) **A special prayer for my Uncle Jim who is gravely ill at this time.

... to the right are Italian students of the University of Bologna, and to the left are foreign students. We know this because of the inscriptions above their heads. On the right are names of various regions in Italy, while on the left are the names of other countries in Europe. Mary represents both the University and the city of Bologna and the entire piece shows the reconciliation of the students with the city/university ...

... heavy rain cutting our visibility. I was definitely fortunate enough that Hoges had asked for directions at a service station near Brescia (not something my pride normally allows), as that made spotting the turns we needed to make so much easier. Once in Iseo we met Hoges&#8217; mate Gerry who was renting an apartment here for a couple of months, using it as a base for his family on an extended holiday, and who was toiling away to cook up a great feed for all of us.