Off to Italy

We arrived in Bologna on Saturday, October 31 tired after the long flights.  We rallied for a welcome cocktail and dinner.  Delicious, but 4 courses was way too much food for us weary travelers. 

Sunday, November 1 started with a 3 hour walking tour of the city. The main piazza, Piazza Maggiore and Neptune statue, St. Petronius basilica and Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio which was the first unified seat of the University of Bologna.  We saw a demo of how to make tortellini and even tried our hand at it.  This region is known for its salumi so that was our lunch.  We visited Santo Sefano, another noted church.  Bologna is noted for its porticos.  Photos are from the Piazza Maggiore, tortellini demo with our trip leader Goiia on the left and Doug taking a photo from a portico near Santo Stefano.

As a bonus, we were able to see 4 venues in the Foto/Industrial exhibit. The last day was November 1 so we just made it.