Day 132/133

Day 132. Mon 9th August.
Day 133.Tues 10th August.

We have two great days wandering the streets of Bologna. Miles of beautiful shaded arcades. Shops selling handmade shirts and suits, bespoke shoemakers and food shops to die for. We could have spent a fortune but confined ourselves to window-shopping. Make no mistake, when our premium bonds come up, were heading right back here.
A handsome medieval centre with two leaning towers to rival Pisa (in degree of lean at least)
Street after street of mouth-watering food shops, jam-packed with hams, cheeses and fat mortadella (spam with PR) and each with their own speciality pasta, foodie heaven. We hunt out A F Tamburini, a traditional delicatessen, famed for its handmade tortellini and tagliatelle. In its self-service café we try both, with Bolognaise sauce (what else),(two days running) with plates of roasted onions and artichokes and vegetables in batter. Its eccentric, authentic, delicious and cheap as chips. The best ice cream on the way home but forgot to note the name of the place. If your there, its beneath the two towers and the very best, so far!.
The local council is left wing, resulting in one of the most progressive areas in Italy. It was the fist to include gay couples on council hosing registers. Our enlightened and ever compassionate Pope has declared the city Sodom and Gomorra and despite having the highest income per capita in Italy has declared it mad, bad and dangerous.