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Bologna Day 2

An earlier start today, as we have learned that everything closes at 1, and that by 1 we will be exhausted and sweaty and will need to go back to the hotel to dry out. A creepy mime greets us in the Piazza, a small part of the endless activity there. We see a Ferrari parked in a no-parking zone (even the manniquins stare), then schlep across town to the Museum of Anatomical History for a look at the way medicine used to be taught (apparently if you were a good student, you could get your name and family crest on a plaque that would still be there hundreds of years later. Take note, Kelly). Outside the Museum is a statue of Galvani, the fellow who figured out that if you shocked frog legs with electricity, you could make them jump. We’re guessing he also figured out how to galvanize stuff, since his name is the same. Mike was pretty thrilled by this.

Further schelpping takes us to the Botanical Gardens at the University of Bologna — oldest University in the world. The gardens seem hot and depressed. Liz thought hers was the Garden of Tough Love (“if you can survive in my garden, you can stay”) but clearly, Bologna is the real Garden of Tough Love.

On the walk home, we see a burned-up car and 5 incinerated motorcycles, to add to our collection of Unexplained But Interesting.

After our daily nap and escape from the heat, we emerge to find food. After a lovely al fresco meal of Ravioli with Butter and Sage (ravioli con burro e salvia) and tortellini with prosciutto and cream sauce, a stop at Piazza Maggiore gives us a wireless connection. We find 3 chairs (priceless) and sit for a moment, but then are tossed out. “Chiuso!” So we sit on the warm pavement to upload photos and send email messages home. Liz is accompanied by a fellow emailer, who appears to be both a mime and a Ryan Air employee. Possible? A Mime/Pilot? Think about it, Nick….

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Bologna Day 2

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