Florence, Bologna & Siena…Oh My!
“You try to come up with new ideas, but in the end, people just want to eat Italian food.”
– Stephen Starr
Hah! Kinda true 🙂
I am all over the map with these travel blogs!
The epic European adventure Em & I had last fall is starting to seem like a distant memory…but I must admit, I am thoroughly enjoying continuing to chip away at posting these travel blogs because it gives me the chance to go through all our fab photos again!
After Em and I left Rome, we took the train to the beautiful city of Florence.
WOW!! Oh, the ART! The architecture!
We stayed at a fantastic VRBO in Florence, so if you are looking for a great place to stay, let me know & I’ll send you the link.
Here are just a few snaps of Florence:
From Florence, we took a daytrip to Bologna:
And, of course, what Bologna is really famous for is the FOOD!
Bologna is widely considered to be the culinary capital of Italy, if not the world. Em & I only had half a day in Bologna (wah!) but we made VERY good use of our short time there…and managed to eat two plates of pasta each 🙂
Tortellini in particular is a cherished dish Bologna is known for serving up beautifully...and let me tell you, I couldn't agree more! Click To Tweet
From Florence, we also took a day trip to the medieval city of Siena:
Here is a great article by Rick Steves about the history of Siena…and why it feels like an architectural time warp when visiting.
Siena is a place I will definitely go back to and spend more time!
That’s it for this week…thanks for reading & take care 🙂
“Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There’s no looking at a building after seeing Italy.”
— Fanny Burney
Maryanne Pope is the author of “A Widow’s Awakening.” She also writes screenplays, playscripts and blogs. She is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and a co-founder of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. To receive Maryanne’s blog, “Weekly Words of Wisdom,” please subscribe here.