Hotel Nettuno Bologna

... the Piazza Maggiore to the two Torres and everything in between.  We also visited the University area, the original University. Bologna's University is the oldest!  This city has a population of 400K plus 100K students.  While near the Torre ...

... raised...   Most of this first day and night we just wandered the streets and alleys, being utterly charmed by Bologna's beauty.  There is a really strange contrast to Bologna:  I guess because it is a university city with something like ...

... on horseback or Shilo on Gabe's back (the former point is from our guidebook, the later is a personal estimate). Bologna's historic city center is incredibly well preserved and Gabe really enjoyed the fountain in Piazza Nettuno. Created by Giambologna, it ...

... everything from fruit to fish to the famous Bologna cuisine.  Bologna is known for tortelloni, tortellini (yes, there's a difference), bologna, Parmesan cheese, tagliatelle pasta, and a lot of deserts that I didn't allow myself to remember.  Kendyl and ...

... I never really carry anything in my main pant pockets when I travel. I'm doing my first bit of "CouchSurfing" here in Bologna, courtesy of a friendly university student. It's really a great set-up, giving me convenient lodgings in the center for no cost ...