Bologna - celebrating our Wedding day

Celebrating our 16th Wedding day in Bologna from 28-31 August 2015.

28 August: after arrival in our appartment we went for drinks (great white cold Italian wines) in our neighbourhood bar Gessetto, Via Guglielmo Oberdan. It still was smoking hot in Bologna (about 35 degrees Celcius) even at this time late in the evening.

We stayed at Residence Vita Studios & Apartaments, Via Marsala 47, Bologna, which was ok, although a bit warm, but this was because of the hot temperatures outside. We had to keep our airco running during the day. 

the roof terrace of our appartment

Saturday, 29 August; exploring the city

graffiti next door

many corridors, which we used to stay out of the sun

Visiting the Basilica de San Giacomo Maggiore, one of the many churches in Bologna

Bologna city centre: great pizza's 

Piazza del Nettuno

our first lunch with antipasto accompanied by the typical Bologna small round breads called Tigelle

lots of shops with great food in this street the Via degli Orefici

Piazza Maggiore 

A visit to the San Petronius church

After getting to the appartment we showered and dressed for a posh dinner at a 1 star restaurant 

Restorante Portici, celebrating our wedding day 

(one day too early coz they were closed on Sunday)

Sunday 30 August

visiting  the exhibition 'da Cimabue a Mirandi' at the Palazzo Fava Bologna

next stop: the piazza San Stefano

inside the Basilica di Santo Stefano  

In the evening we went for a simple trattoria meal in our neighbourhood. After dinner we visited the piazza Maggiore by night with a great view on the San Petronius church, eating our ice creams and sipping our drinks.

views from the highest bell tower, which P. climbed early in the morning

Monday, 31 August: visiting the University area

bit of a graffiti mess and very old sloppy buildings

our last Italian lunch before leaving for the airport (wow what great food this city has)

the 'student' place near our home with a view on the 'busy' Libreria.

We would like to revisit Bologna but then in another season when the weather is less warm. We loved the food, the wine, the numerous art work, old churches, palazzo's and visit the museums we missed coz they were closed on Sunday.

dikke kus

Carina