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Dinners with Friends

Friday, October 24th, 2014

  As usual I get lost in the moment and forget to take photos of memorable occasions. The lovely K and I had dinner with several friends when in Bologna. In most cases they spoke excellent english which made it easier for K since her Italian is very minimal at this point. The first was […]

Lorenzo’s Place

Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

I’m calling it Lorenzo’s place although it’s not really his. He was heavily involved in starting this really charming place in Giardini Margherita. It’s one of the more unique bar/cafe that I’ve ever seen. I went there for aperitivo one evening with Claudia because she said that there was a place among the “orto”. There […]

San Petronio Day

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

San Petronio is the patron saint of Bologna so there are always some special festivities. This year it fell on Saturday so it was busier than usual. The streets in the center are always closed on weekends anyway so there is usually a lot of pedestrian traffic but this year they were really packed. The […]

Random Scenes in Bologna

Friday, October 17th, 2014

It’s been a long time between posts. A combination of being busy and distracted and a week without internet in Giulianova. I learned that I take for granted connectedness since I always have had internet accessibility so it seems like going through an addition withdrawal without it. Of course I always have my iPhone but […]