Italy 2023: Bologna sights

Monday After checking into our apartment we walked about 15 minutes to the center, then onward to a view of the famous Bologna towers. There are a lot of power lines at the base, so it is hard to get a good photo, but it is nice to see in person.   From there we had a...

Italy 2023: 24 hours in Verona

There is always a delicate balance on where to stay and visit on our longer trips – moving every night is exhausting and impractical, but we also want to ‘see all the things!’ While planning this part of the trip we looked at options from spending...

Italy 2023: a morning in Sirmione

Sirmione is on a peninsula – jutting into the southern end of Lake Garda – known for it’s castle and spas. We wanted to check it out, and knowing it would get busy on the weekend decided to go early morning on Saturday. On the way we stopped at...