The red centre

We visited Bologna today. We wanted to stay there originally but it was too expensive. So we stayed in Modena which has been lovely and we have had two awesome meals here but when you visit Bologna it just has a different feel.

Bologna is a university town so it is always busy and has a lot on. Today when we arrived they were having a protest about the maffia. They love their protests over here.





We had no plans today but to arrive and wander around the city oh and eat something of course. The weather was perfect.









I was reading online that there is 48km approximately of portoco's (undercover walk ways) which is really nice to walk around and would be great in bad weather.



They make so much sense and maybe when we come back here we will walk all 48km of them.

Bologna is also known for its food so here is a shot for you Julie.


On the way to lunch Marty and I stopped in at the Spanish holiday stand and got our photo taken.



Lunch was at Trattoria da Pietro and was lovey as always. I thought you might have liked our waitress Jules.

After lunch we headed back to Modena which is about 20mins away by train. On the way home we bought a new bag to put our clothes in because on the way we have ended up with 2 rain coats from england, 2 new jackets florence, 1 jumper for me, 1 long coat for brett. I am minus my jeans as they ended up with holes in then. Man it is hard to get good quality these days. Plus all the books from school etc, dvds and a game. It was getting to hard to carry so we now have another bag.

The rest of the afternoon was spent researching and booking accommodation for the rest of our trip. It is all done now. Dinner was in our room again with a bottle of wine and pizza, nice way to finish here.

So till tomorrow stay safe.

Love Monique, Brett, Marty, Kiwi and Hooter

Location:Bologna