Hotel Touring Bologna

... arrived in Bologna after a 40-minute ride from Florence.  Due to a mix up, we discovered we didn't have hotel reservations in Bologna,  and the town was totally full with a convention.  Fortunately, the people who run the cooking school ...

... so we may not be so inclined to take a walking tour. Speaking of walking…it turns out that the hotel we booked is perfectly located for touring the city. It’s just blocks away from the main train station, the City Hall, the infamous ...

... is how my days go. At least I know in Magyar that avon means Avon [Yesterday, while touring Budapests' greatest sights, I was tortured for hours with the theme song from "The Nanny" in my ...

Today we farewell  our travel mates, Narell and Alan who fly back to Perth via Singapore.  It has been great touring with them.  We have laughed a lot, dined, cooked and drunk together, got lost and managed to converse with the Belgians, ...

... us to the bus stop for the airport.(which was right in front of Maryce’s old shop ‘The Loft’.)" Flight to Bologna great – I’m pretty sure we both slept for most of the 2 ½ hours (no, only mikes did) – we disembarked ...

... Teresa's old flat in Bologna to sample the wine, food, men, rum, limoncello and many other drinks of the alcoholic persuasion. Bologna was brilliant and Teresa's flatmates were just lovely. (two of them might even be coming to visit me later in the ...

... feet after years of mafia control. Sounds good to me.     We woke up Friday morning, took a bus to the Bologna airport, flew to Palermo, Sicily, and took another bus to Corleone, a town near the center of the island. On the bus ride, ...

... to the top of the dome - 463 STEEP steps - for an incredible view of the city.  VERY tiring, especially after a day of touring, but very worth it - both to see the artwork inside the dome up close, and to see the panorama outside.   But the ...

... . They also have steam cauliflower, peas with carrots, different kinds of bread with different kinds of spread, cheeses, ham, bologna, fresh fruits, pastries, danish, milk, juices and coffee. We went to the Cathedral of Notre Dame early to avoid ...

... to lean into curves to increase speed. It is an interesting experience. The trip to Venice took us through Florence and Bologna. Beautiful trip. We saw the grape arbors being prepared for spring growing and many pretty towns. In Venice we had 13 ...

... out, and along with a couple from Texas and two guys from New Zealand got Danny's little welcoming speech with suggestions about touring, food, etc. (be sure to mention the B&B's name when we go to one of his suggested restaurants--not that he wants ...

... ; On a walking tour of the city we stopped at Juliet's house - or the house where the original "Juliet" lived.  After touring the city we bought tickets to the opera and, are we EVER glad we did.   The opera in Verona takes place ...

... Byzantium. It contained sacred Byzantine icons, goblets studded with gems, and several vessels dating back to Before Christ.  After touring the Basilica we headed to make our reservation at Doge's Palace.  This was a seat to the government ...