I had been struggling to cross roads in Spain as I have a bit of a mental block when trying to remember which way the traffic is going. Graham solved it by telling me to reverse the old Highway code which we had all had drilled into us at school in England. As soon as I could say "look left, look right and look left again" I was fine. And I crossed many roads in Bologna.
I bought a ticket on the open air city bus and did a couple of circuits to get an overview of the town.
I walked for hours and was very grateful for the shade of the porticos. Each house fronting the main streets was obliged to build its own part of the portico.
Very civilized.
Suddenly in the afternoon the town started to come alive.
There was to be a concert at 18h00 to close a 3 day festival and the Plaza Maggiore was packed.
Families were promenading up and down the shady wide porticos of the Via Dell'Indipendenza. The shops had all opened and there were many designer labels on show...
Some of the ancient buildings are being restored and some may not be entered as they await engineering inspection after the recent earthquakes.
The iconic towers. One has a bandage....
A very pleasant city, well worth a visit.
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Location:Bologna, Italy
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