Best Western Bologna

... important of all, I will realize one of my great goals set when I was 19: To visit more than 100 countries (including self-administrative territories) by the time I turns 40 (I now am in my mid-30s). Will that be all possible? Send your best wishes to me

... experience to remember. Our most important recommendation is to treat yourself to a three-course dinner at one of Bologna's local eateries. Bologna is best-known for its food, being the birthplace of bolognese sauce (known locally as ragu), lasagna, ...

... us to go up the steps (for a tip, of course) which we were quite thankful for.  Thankfully the hotel, The Best Western Bologna, was right across the road and easy to walk to.  Although the hotel was old, the room was very comfortable and ...

... what I can tell so far, its really just a mixture of any kind of meat, any part of the animal, etc.  Just like bologna but with some weird spices like cinammon or cumin thrown in for flavor!  It is served with a heaping of fried onions, chili ...

... chests,  tapestry, some Egyption artifacts (that Egypt is trying to get back).  Too many things to remember.  We were going to see Danti's tomb but it was raining so hard and I really didn't like Danti that much anyway.  Off to ...

... was a 30 second walk from San Marco Square and was nestled on the cutest little street. The street was so narrow! My hotel- The Best Western- was okay.  Kinda noisy since I was right at the top of the stairs, but it was in the best location.  ...

... is directly across the street from the train station, so it is very convenient. It is a characterless but clean and well-run Best Western hotel. Funnily enough, this, the only 4-star hotel we stay in, is the only one that does not have a ...

... over from the main streets was a lovely area around the Piazza Ferretto, with great cafes and gelateria.  The Hotel Bologna is excellent – great location, free WiFi, reasonable rates, with a lovely room (marble everywhere and a huge ...

... Meatloaf, which sounded amazing to both of us at the time.  It arrived at our table and it looked like a big piece of bologna fried... and when I say big, I mean, it was like 20 Oscar Myer patties stuck together and fried, but really not as good as ...

... termini to get my train. The train left at 7:00 with no problems.  I took the fast train with only 2 stops, Florence and Bologna and I had a nice window seat. I was surprised to see so much snow in both cities.  Meanwhile, I arrived in Milan and ...

... the town and bought bread and wild boar salami for a picnic lunch before continuing our northward drive to Ravenna. RAVENNA and BOLOGNA Ravenna is a low key sort of town that has beautiful Byzantine mosaics that are over 1500 years old. If you ...

... here goes the story of my arrival and first couple weeks in Italy.  They included a wet welcome toFall, and 5 stops: in Venice, Bologna, Riomaggiore (Cinque Terra), Lucca, and Florence. It's been a wild ride, and there's lots to catch up on, so I'll ...

... first days camping (in a campsite in Levanto) and were very pleasant.     Mon 15th and Tue 16th   We traveled to Bologna via Parma and camped just outside the city.   No ham or cheese in Parma as the shop was shut but I did ...

... experiences either of us has had (that's actually saying a lot).  Anyway the middle ages did a lot for bologna as it has the first university in the western world.   But I digress, the food, my god the food.  Going big for our "one" ...

... the Chinese rendition of American's Funniest Home Videos (it's literally American's Funniest Home Videos with a different host -that's oddly western as well, and uses clips from the actual show... pretty sure the Chinese just like watching Americans doing ...

... food stops built into the system so that you do not have to pay to get on and off. The area form Florence to Bologna was mountainous whereas the area between Bologna and Venice was low farmland that was very similar to the Sacramento valley. There were a ...

... pub. Our little daughter, now grown, is married. Where did the time go? Next stop (sans bags, thanks to British Airlines), Bologna. I can't say I have much of an impression of Bologna because we were forced to wait around the hotel room for our bags to ...