Tasting Bologna

After a good night sleep in our best hotel so far, we set out on a long walk to see the sites. Unfortunately rain began to fall and required a quick dash back to obtain an umbrella. Thankfully there are plenty of colonnaded verandas along the streets.

The city is full of history and we visited beautiful piazzas, palaces,  churches and the oldest western university. In between are lots of narrow streets and passages with classy shops and restaurants.

When too tired to go on, I had to have a little lie down while Gail went for a little shop!

Late afternoon we met our guide Gloria, and three young American couples for a " Delicious Bologna" tour. Gloria took us back to some of the sights we had seen, but now explained a little more about them.

Most importantly, she took us to various places to sample the food and wine of the region. A coffee stop was followed by a meats and cheeses providore, where the wine flowed generously. Suitably loosened the group started to interact. A pizza tasting was then followed by main course of various pastas and more wine. We finished with a visit to a gelataria and our lovely "American kids" escorted us back toward our hotel. Lots of hugs and kisses and promises to come visit!

Gloria explains delicious Bologna