I know. I can't believe it either. Right now, Amanda is on her way back to the United States. Crazy.
But, in between the last post and this morning, we accomplished quite a bit! Here is a short summary.
We went to Parma.
It was a cute little town.
It had gelato. So we of course took advantage of that. You know, it's not like gelato is easy to find in Italy...
Cool clock tower.
It was also just absolutely beautiful out. Probably the best weather we had.
You can't really tell from this picture, but there is a sundial on this building.
And this is a horrible picture, but I was really excited to see Prosciutto di Parma hanging in all of the restaurants!
Tiny beer! I swear I'm not drunk in this photo.
Antipasto: prosciutto di Parma and parmigiano. Could life get any better?
(Answer: no.)
My pizza: prosciutto cotto, parmigiano, and an egg! I love eggs on my pizza and this was the first time I saw it available in Italy!
I bought a block of parmigiano because, well, I was in Parma. I had a whole conversation with the young man who worked at the store. Before I bought it, I asked if this parmigiano was good to eat plain or with bread, etc. Well. It was as if I had uttered the most blasphemous comment known to man.
Dude in store: "Con pane???" *insert utterly confused face*
I just stood there and nodded while my face turned bright red.
Then he said: "Oh, anch'io." ("Me too.")
Well, sir, if you're going to taunt me, at least don't admit to committing the same act yourself.
I'll give him a break though. He was very cute.
The next day was super rainy and our time in Reggio-Emilia was generally unsuccessful because we basically just sat in a cafe the whole time. Not that cafe sitting isn't awesome. It's just not great for photo-taking.
When we got back, we went to Cafe Concerto to dry off for a few hours.
Mmmmmmmm aperitivo.
Amanda got a Cosmopolitan.
I got a Long Island Iced Tea. It was absolutely disgusting.
Friday, we went to Florence!
Adorable pony.
Ponte Vecchio!
Cat on a leash. Our favorite part of Florence.
My favorite site in Florence--the church on a hill.
I don't have any pictures, but Ana showed us around later in the day. Thanks Ana!
Saturday we headed over to Bologna. The flowers behind Amanda were purple so I had to take a picture.
These are the tops of the tents of the massive flea market in Bologna. I got myself a 3-euro sweater.
When we got to the center of town, we saw this guy and his show. He was pretty great.
His dog was even better.
That is one talented chin.
This morning I met Amanda at the bus station to say a final goodbye.
I was sad to see Amanda go. I will see her in four months...
-Meri
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