Mar 18, 2005 - What do they call Spaghetti Bolognese in Bologna?

After I placed my backpack in luggage storage and got a map from the train station information office my stomach was starting to growl a bit. This was a good thing... what else is Bologna known for other than food. As I walked I started to wonder how you order Spaghetti Bolognese in Bologna. Is it just called Spaghetti? Do they have some other word for it that I don't know about? Do they even have it here anymore? Or is it just called Bolognese? It was about 6:00 PM and I had been walking for close to half an hour when I realized I had not...

Mar 10, 2005 - Bolgna and no bolognaise in sight

Well Bologna is pretty much a university town which suffers extremely from the lets piss off early disease that infects a lot of Italians. We caught up with some Aussie and a Kiwi guy and sat around watch movies on a laptop and getting even more red wine into our alcohol systems. A quick trip to the local supermercato and we were all munching on hot chickens, fresh bread and pre packaged salads- Great stuff. Bologna has two remaining leaning towers which are a true tribute to Italian building skills. It's like they had the renaissance and...

Mar 8, 2005 - Bologna

A town of red and orange buildings. Lots of people walking the streets--students, businesspeople and elderly women and men. Italy already has more color--the buildings are shades of mustard, ochre and rust with green shutters and iron balconies. The people speak more loudly here and laugh with gusto. Lovers talks with their faces dangerously close in cafe and say their goodbyes with long kisses in the train stations. Not to be left out, we'll try and follow suit. ;) The days here are beginning to be sunny and warm but still chilly in the...

Feb 25, 2005 - Bologna

This weekend we went to Bologna. Only an hour away from Florence by train, Bologna is in the region of Emilia-Romagna, famous for parmesan cheese, proscuitto di Parma, and balsamic vinegar. We had to cross snow-covered mountains to get there, and once there, we were greeted by even more snow! Bologna is home to Italy's oldest university, so it boasts a younger crowd. This is reflected in the ridiculous number of Irish and English-style pubs, one on just about every block. We wandered around the city, starting at the Piazza Maggiore,...

Dec 10, 2004 - Rome to Florence

Hey guys, well rome consisted of the usual stuff, hanging out with moses, trevi fountain, spanish steps etc.. all is good and plenty of pictures We took a bus ride tour around rome and were sitting in an open top double deck bus... it was pretty funky... we were like "oo look over there" turned out head and just as we were all turning our heads back.... WHOOOMP a branch missed our head by only centimeters.. Our hostel as you know was much better than the one we were staying in at first... BUT,.. we were bunking with a guy from New Zealand...