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Lunch in the country

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

I never did get around to going to Sardegna or Sicilia. I had talked with my friend Liu’ about going to Trieste but it’s too far for a day trip and we couldn’t find a weekend free. So Liu’ suggested a day trip for a good lunch in the country. It seems that she scours […]

Trip to Giulianova

Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

I have friends in Giulianova, in Abruzzo and decided to visit them on a weekend. It’s a relatively inexpensive (20 euros each way) 3 1/2 hour train ride from Bologna. I took some traditional Bolognese pastries as a gift and arrived on Friday evening. Aurelia picked me up at the train station and took me […]

Art at the Biblioteca Salaborsa

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

I’ve written about the library before (see it HERE) but didn’t point out that there is always some interesting exhibit there. The latest one really caught my eye so, naturally, I took some photos.  

Aosta

Sunday, October 8th, 2017

When I went to Torino, I had decided to travel to Aosta. I had never been to that part of the county and was curious so see what it was like. It’s near the border of France in the midst of mountains. It’s not far from Mont Blanc in France – looks like about 15 […]