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Bologna, Italy
44.4949° N, 11.3426° E
La Grassa, The Fat
La Rosso, The Red
Field Documentary
Favorites
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Food: Pesche all'Alchermes, Mortadella
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Drink: Cioccolato Caldo (Hot chocolate)
Fun Facts
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Bologna is known as The Grassa, or the Fat because of all the beautiful, delicious treats you can sample! Mortadella, Prosciutto, Parmigiana, Bolognese, Tortelloni, all local favorites!
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Bologna is known as la Rosso because so much of its architecture is of a red color
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Bologna at one time had over 100 towers, represented a wealthy family's influence but also served as protection and security during periods of civil unrest
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Bologna is known for its university, both Machiavelli and Descartes studied here
The Food
Taking the trash out early in the morning with nearly empty streets, it is so cold I can see my breath and I didn't bring my jacket because I thought it will be a fast trash run, so I'm urging my legs to go faster than they are ready for at this hour. I spot a mom pushing a stroller, and from it hear "Mama Mia" from the little girl. But it must be what I want to hear to distract myself from the cold?
At a cafe sitting under a tent with the other customers, huddled under heat lamps while the church bells party for 30 minutes
Getting a cappuccino at the train station to work (since there is no lounge at Bologna, I know right?) I see that my table is dirty and ask the woman behind the counter if I can have a wet towel to clean it. I get a blank expression, so I try spanish, nothing. So I say never mind and do my best to clean it. After a few minutes she comes with a wet towel and cleans the table. Asks me something in Italian and it is my turn to have a blank expression. Then suddenly, I am struck by the Italian I just learned for I don't know. We both start laughing hysterically because I have just confirmed what she already understood, that I had no idea what she was saying, but now in her own language.
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