{"id":8401,"date":"2009-03-29T22:34:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=8401"},"modified":"2011-12-17T06:05:29","modified_gmt":"2011-12-17T14:05:29","slug":"bologna-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2009\/03\/29\/bologna-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We got up a bit late; we’re finally road weary, sore and tired – we’re getting a little old for schlepping our stuff from city to city for ten days. Breakfast at the hotel was good, we got cleaned up and headed out.<\/p>\n

We took a hotel car to the <\/a>Museo delle Cere Anatomiche, which is located on the second floor of a University of Bologna<\/a> building that’s still used for anatomy classes (it was a trip to see all the Italian students hanging out).<\/p>\n

\"Building <\/a>
Building with students outside <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sign <\/a>
Sign for the building <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view of the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Wax <\/a>
Wax model of a female anus <\/div> <\/div>
\"Wax <\/a>
Wax model of a male anus <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An Italian experiment to check brain size of non-Italians; predates the Nazis …. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An adult with a rare bone desease <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A young child bent over <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The bones of a skull pulled apart <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked back towards city center and then off to Santa Spirito, which was closed. But, we had lunch at one of the top rated restaurants for slow food, <\/a>Ristorante Cesarina at Via Santo Spirito 19, 051 232037. The food and service were excellent, I’d recommend them in a second.<\/p>\n

\"Ristorante <\/a>
Ristorante Cesarina card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ristorante <\/a>
Ristorante Cesarina card <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A palazzo with a bunch of cool ceramic heads <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceramic <\/a>
Ceramic head on facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceramic <\/a>
Ceramic head on facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceramic <\/a>
Ceramic head on facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceramic <\/a>
Ceramic head on facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked around the food shopping area, getting some grappa and some candy for people back home, then headed to the <\/a>Piazza del Neptuno to visit the <\/a>Basilica di San Petronius<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A Postcard of Bologna at the time of Dante <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Basilica is on the left <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stained <\/a>
Stained glass windows of the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stained <\/a>
Stained glass windows of the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stained <\/a>
Stained glass windows of the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stained <\/a>
Stained glass windows of the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Stained <\/a>
Stained glass windows of the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A wall of frescoes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fresco <\/a>
Fresco of the devil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fresco <\/a>
Fresco detail of a devil, eating souls from both ends…. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue of St. Cecilia, important to Bologna <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A whole cabinet of relics (bones of saints, etc.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cancer <\/a> <\/div>
\"Taurus <\/a>
Taurus from the meridian line in the Basilica <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sagitarius <\/a>
Sagitarius from the meridian line in the Basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

By now we were tired, so we started walking back to the train station to pick up some water, sodas and a taxi to the hotel. We checked the medieval museum, but it closed at 3P again. So, we stopped at <\/a>Chiesa di San Martino.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The facade of S. Martino <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The sign for the Chiesa <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The mosaic above the doors <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An exterior detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Altar <\/a>
Altar at SanMartino <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A cool painted column <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We continued walking towards the train station.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The Socialist Party headquarters in Bologna <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue of Garibaldi, a hero of the unification of Italy <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We got to the train station and cabbed back to the hotel. We repacked everything; hope we can carry on everything we want to carry on! Had a snack for dinner; there’s been so much eating we just don’t have much eating left in us now – I don’t think we’ll have Italian food in Los Angeles for weeks!<\/p>\n

Then we relaxed and crashed.<\/p>\n

\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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