Bologne, Italia, as Italians refer to it, is a beautiful city in northern Italy that I have fallen in love with. It is shadowed by the three famous cities that form a triangle around it - Milan, Florence and Venice. That means it isn’t over-invaded by tourists and remains a truly cultural centre of Europe. It has really kept a small town feel, but it certainly ain't small! After the meeting in Bertinoro, the conference shuttle bus dropped me at Bologna station on Saturday afternoon (at least I was able to make use of the free shuttle in one direction!). I find my hotel and open the room window to discover I am looking over a huge marketplace. Ah, this must be the Saturday market my Italian colleague was telling me about. Right, off we go
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