Holiday Hotel Bologna
Via Bertiera, 13 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40126, Italy
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Day 16
... 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
... largest European city based on population). Home to the oldest university in the world, University of Bologna, founded in 1088, Bologna hosts thousands of students who enrich the social and cultural life of the city. Famous for its towers and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved historical centre (one of the largest in Italy) thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy which began at the end of the 1970s, on the heels of serious damage done by the ...
Marroni in Monterenzio
... like that.”
As much as politics rooted entirely in individual lifestyle choices can be problematic, there is some element of truth in his observations. Italian politics seems so heavily linked to corruption and vacuous spectacles, it is hard to imagine how the official politics of social movements can have much legitimacy at all. And with the politics of food, there can be little more important than the way it is produced.
However, some ...
Bologna (Rosso?)
... this sea of bodies with our €2.50 take-away pizzas, we cracked open a bottle of Domaine Carret wine, thrust insistently into our hands by Vincent the previous evening, and watched the film Airplane on the laptop. This confluence of cultures – amidst a background hum of Eastern European coach tourists seeking out their rooms and high-tech manufacturing firms based just outside our window – is perhaps not such a strange mix after all. The city they ...
Italian Cooking School
... St. Petronius, in the old town square in Bologna. Joining us were a young Canadian couple, and so it was just the four of us for the day. Raphaella is the chef, so she took us through the market, and taught us about parmeggiano-reggiano cheese (I'll never go back to Superstore PC parmesan!), and balsamic vinegar (ruined me for 'Memories of Modena' balsamic vinegar, too). We went to the most fascinating butcher shops, filled with whole ...
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