28 May: Bologna, dinner at the hotel
28 May: Bologna: the Hotel
28 May: Hotel: in the bar
28 May:
28 May: Our first night menu
28 May: In the Dining Room
29 May: Bologna: Walking to town to meet our guide
29 May: Bologna: town centre
29 May: Bologna: town centre, with the 'twin towers'
29 May: Bologna: Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna, statue of Neptune, Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna, Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna: Town Hall, Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna
29 May: Bologna, Statue of Neptune, Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna, seen at the Information Centre
29 May: Bologna, the Information Centre
29 May: The whispering gallery beneath the Palazzo del Podestà.
29 May: The whispering gallery beneath the Palazzo del Podestà. No, he's testing the accoustics!!
29 May: The whispering gallery beneath the Palazzo del Podestà. Testing the accoustics!!
29 May: Emma, you can come out now! The whispering gallery beneath the Palazzo del Podestà.
29 May: Bologna, Palazzo della Mercanzia
29 May: Bologna, coffee break during our guided tour
29 May: Bologna. Bubbles, Mummy!
29 May: Bologna, town Hall clock tower
29 May: Bologna, Basilica di San Petronio
29 May: Bologna. Figure at the foot of Neptune in Piazza Maggiore
29 May: Bologna, Eileen at the foot of the statue of Neptune
29 May: Bologna, Piaza Maggiore, Sue, Alan, Alan
29 May: Bologna. Bikes are everywhere!
29 May: Bologna, Torre Degli Asinelli and its leaning, cut-down companion tower
29 May: Bologna. View from open top bus up some hill!
29 May: Bologna Lunch for Sue and Alan
29 May: Bologna, lunch for Sheila and Frank
29 May: Bologna. One of several city gates
29 May: Bologna. Three of us climbed the 500 steps to the top of Torre Degli Asinelli
29 May: Bologna. Eileen and Alan (and Alan H) climbed the 500 steps to the top of Torre Degli Asinelli
29 May: Bologna, view from the top of Torre Degli Asinelli
29 May: Bologna, Torre Degli Asinelli
29 May: Bologna, Cathedral San Pietro
29 May: Supper for some of the group at Ristorante Spacca Napoli, near the town centre
29 May: Bologna - Pappadello, the best Bologna restaurant according to two taxi drivers!
30 May: Modena, the Cathedral
30 May: Modena, coffee break
30 May: Modena. Two of us climbed to the top of Torre Ghirlandina
30 May: Modena, view from the top of Torre Ghirlandina
30 May: Modena, at the top of Torre Ghirlandina
30 May: Modena, inside Torre Ghirlandina
30 May: Modena, the Old Synagogue
30 May: Modena, at the Cathedral
30 May: Modena, lunch time
30 May: Modena, the Ferrari Museum
30 May: Modena, the Ferrari Museum. Luciano Pavarotti and Enzo Ferrari
30 May: Modena, the Ferrari Museum. Drinking water and playing cards, fast cars not for some!
30 May: Modena, the Ferrari Museum. Eileen sitting on Radamès' throne (not really allowed!)
30 May: Modena, the Ferrari Museum. A mock-up of Enzo Ferrari's office.
30 May: The Ice Cream Museum near Bologna
30 May: The Ice Cream Museum near Bologna. A new string to his bow?
30 May: Bologna, Ice Cream Museum. Emma on her rounds!
30 May: Bologna, Ice Cream Museum. Sharing ice-creams, mmm!
31 May: At Stazione Centrale in Bologna for the First Class train journey to Venice
31 May: No comment!
31 May: Waiting for the 09:35
31 May: On board, in first class luxury. Coffee and wine served en route.
31 May: Around 140 mph!
31 May: Venice, the train arriving at Platform 7 ...
31 May: Venice (where else?)
31 May:
31 May: Venice, by Vaporetto to St Mark's Square
31 May: Venice, by Vaporetto to St Mark's Square. Passing under the Rialto Bridge
31 May: Venice, by Vaporetto to St Mark's Square.
31 May: Venice, by St Mark's Square
31 May: Venice - the classic view!
31 May: Venice. Lunch - the graffiti didn't detract from a lovely lunch away from the crowds
31 May: Venice, St Mark's Square
31 May: Venice, in St Mark's Square
31 May: Venice, St Mark's
31 May: Venice, St Mark's Square, souvenirs
31 May: Venice, at Bar Nostro, San Marco
31 May: Venice, on the Rialto Bridge
31 May: Venice. Feeding birds, who is this woman?
31 May: Venice, near the railway station
31 May: Venice
31 May: Venice, Palazzo Soranzo Capello Il Giardino - works by surrealist sculptor Roberto Sebastian Matta
31 May: Venice. Sofia and Gina!
31 May: Palazzo Soranzo Capello Il Giardino - works by surrealist sculptor Roberto Sebastian Matta
31 May: Venice. Back to the railway station for our first class journey back to Bologna
31 May: Bologna, supper for some of us at Ristorante Mangiassieme
31 May: Bologna, seen on the walk back to the hotel
01 June: Florence, back with our guide Luca
01 June: Florence
01 June: Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi
01 June: Florence, Basilica di San Lorenzo
01 June: Florence. Our guide Luca and his 'flag'. Shame only the sunflower was smiling!
01 June: Florence, Piazza San Lorenzo
01 June: Florence, Baptistry (under renovation) and Cathedral
01 June: Florence, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
01 June:
01 June: Florence, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, the group
01 June: Florence. Listening to Luca
01 June: Florence. Walking to the beer stop!
01 June: Florence: Piazza della Repubblica
01 June: Florence. Lucky boar
01 June: Florence. Emma in trouble for shopping!
01 June: Venice: View from the Ponte Vecchio
01 June: Florence. On the Ponte Vecchio
01 June: Florence, on the Ponte Vecchio
01 June: Florence. Legless!
01 June: Florence: Town Hall, Palazzo Vecchio, David statue
01 June: Florence: Town Hall, Palazzo Vecchio, David statue and group
01 June: Florence. What a guy!
01 June: Florence. Another great restaurant for lunch
01 June: Florence: Chiesa di San Carlo in Firenze
01 June: Florence. The Oratorio
01 June: Florence: Dante Museum
01 June: Bologna, Hotel Aemilia: The Roof Garden - some of our group enjoying a glass or two
01 June: Bologna, Hotel Aemilia: The Roof Garden - view
01 June: Dinner on the last night at the Hotel
02 June:
02 June: Ready for departure at the hotel
02 June: Waiting for our flight at Bologna airport
02 June: Mavis on the flight home