My goal for my last few weeks in Italy has been to see as much of it as possible. "Possible" signifies going places that don't have a train fare of over 10 euros and don't take more than 2.5 hours to get to.
Bologna very easily fits that description and, even though I've been there a bunch of times, I've never climbed the "church on a hill" that so many people talk about. Said church is the Santuario di Madonna di San Luca and I pass it every time I take the train into Bologna.
I decided to climb the hill in 90 degree heat, so I was thankful that Bologna is a fan of covered walkways.
I was sweating profusely by the time I got to the top, but it was worth it!
After my climb, I treated myself with a trip to Eataly. I bought a book of pastry and pasta recipes, but was excited as well to see the Italian version of "The Omnivore's Dilemma."
The next day I went to Parma. The most exciting part of the trip may have been this orange and fig soda drink thing.
It was amazing.
Or maybe the amazingness was exaggerated because I was about to keel over from dehydration.
Then I found a botanical garden.
I haven't seen that much green in one place for a long time.
I'm going to miss these streets when I get home...
I'm super jealous of Parma's Parco Ducale.
No offense Modena, but it kicks your Giardini Ducali's butt.
This tree had a sign on it that said "i 30 sogni dell'albero:" 30 dreams of the tree. There were 30 little paper creatures in the tree to represent the dreams.
Visiting towns has gotten a little bit easier since they've finally decided that it's hot enough to put on the air-conditioning in stores (usually). Though it's always a mystery when I step on the train...
-Meri
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