Tranquil Bologna

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Family lore has it that Jose’s great, great grandfather, Luigi Querzola, came from Bologna. We went to the records office to see if we could find his birth certificate. Unfortunately, the helpful clerk was unable to find any information on him or children born to Domenico and Francesca Querzola (Luigi’s parents) around 1825.
We could fill this blog with a detailed inventory of the day wandering the back streets of bologna and hitting the sites. But, perhaps, it might be worth just describing a wonderful moment. In the heat of the afternoon, we found a wonderful café in a street so small that cars were not allowed. As we sat there, the older Italian gentlemen behind us were having a heated discussion about the soccer teams (Jose identified the word squadra ( “team”) and Milano, Parma, Bologna…..). Hours went by with the sun slowly filling the streets and illuminating in bright sunshine the bountiful vegetables and fruits for sale in the stands on the street. A sharply dressed woman sat on the table next to us and breathed a sigh, caught our eye and smiled the knowing smile of having discovered a place of tranquility. Strolling past, we saw a young girl kissing her mother’s hand. The older men left, the sharply dressed woman moved along down the street, but we had the time to stay and enjoy the moment.

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Photos

Canal running dry
We told you it was hot!!

Comments

[dlo]

Nice Meat
Great pictures of meat! Where's the wine????