Category: Culture

Beautiful Naples. A couple of years ago I met a guy in Bologna who was from the area of Naples. He was extremely proud of his area and proclaimed that Naples was the “piu’ bella citta’ nel mondo” the most beautiful city in the world. It became a running joke with us. I really couldn’t […]

Now I have yet another favorite street in Bologna. I never thought of it as anything particularly special but I have walked along it often because of two reasons. First my gym is on the street and sometimes I just walk the distance rather than take a bus and second my dentist is on that […]

Our place for 86 days (except the a couple of side trips) is the same apartment where we stayed last year. After almost 3 months you get to know a neighborhood reasonably well. So here is a bit more about where we stayed. First there is the map: Starting at the closest place is the […]

The Museum of the History of Bologna had a special exhibit of street art including Banksy, the famous street artist from England and also Blu the fantastic street artist of Bologna. There were others that I’m not familiar with as well as some very modern and curious art works which are clearly not street art. […]