It looks as if I will be in Bologna from June 3 - 11. I'll be hanging on the couch in the apartment that Palma has rented. She will be hard at work with language class and I shall be . . . well . . . hard at work exploring, eating, drinking, shopping, napping, and sipping wine. I'll likely do a series of day trips but there is tons of time to figure that out.
First things first though . . . will anyone else be in Bologna at that time?
Do you want to GTG for lunch, dinner, wine sipping, a cooking class . . . the possibilities are rather endless.
Jerry
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
Any and all of the above sound good, and delicious.
We will be in Bologna for a slight overlap of your dates. If I have it straight, we will be in and around Parma June 5-8, then in Bologna proper 9-13. I think a cooking class on one of our days might be something worth looking into, and if you want to daytrip to Parma while we are there, that is another possibility. At any rate, we should be able to arrange a dinner with you and Palma, at the very least.
We (husband, Ken and I) will be in Bologna, too. Only 3 nights for us--June 9, 10, 11. I think we will train to Florence after that for a night or 2. This is all during our 1 month in Venice.
Cool - I'll be taking the train to Venice for a quick day trip. I know it isn't slowtravel but there is no way I can be THAT close to beautiful Venice and not pop in!
Jerry
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
I should have looked at the calendar, but looking at it today, we arrive in Bologna on the 8th for 5 nights, leaving the morning of the 13th.
Jerry, I am looking into a cooking class, just in the gathering info stages, could do it either the 9th or 10th, if you are interested - we can talk later. Of course, I have yet to mention this to Mr. Budget.
How could I not Sandra. It seems that you, Mindy, Colleen, and Palma have done so much 'pre-research' that the rest of us just have to print out blog posts, trip reports, thread comments and 'poof' - we have a guide book!
I hope to take some photography lessons this winter so that I can get great shots of the mosaics in Ravenna.
What is this oddity known as 'Mr. Budget'? I don't think I'd much like that creature. I prefer the 'when in Italy there is NO budget' way of thinking.
Jerry
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
Marcia - was this the cooking class that you were looking at? I believe it is the one that Mindy and Colleen did as a part of their food and drink extravaganza last year. I am planning on doing this but it sure would be better with company!
Jerry
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
Jerry, yes that would probably be my first choice. And it would definitely be fun to do it with you, if you can wait and do it on one of the days that we overlap, which I think would be the 9th or the 10th.
Mr. Budget seems to be on board, as every trip deserves one splurgy day, that and we have a 35th anniversary coming up, not on the trip, but close enough.
Colleen and I had such a blast that day!! You will love Rafaella, Marcello and their daughter Francesca. Make sure you tell Marcello you know Colleen and I. We love him!
You're going to love Bologna We can "discuss" in San Diego Mindy
If anyone is there from May 22 on, I'll be all by my lonesome until everyone else comes to play (and eat) with me! Guess I'll study hard the first 2 weeks, and only speak Italian to my friends.
They are such a nice family. And shopping with down to earth Raffaella and their lovely daughter Francesca in one of the best market cities in Italy is magical.
Here is a picture that Mindy took of them as we were watching expert pasta makers as part of our market tour.
Wow, Jerry, thank you so much for all of your travel planning. We are good with either day, so you may decide. We get to Bologna sometime on the 8th, so it really doesn't matter. If the 9th is best for Marcello, we're happy to do that one.
Just let me know what we need to do money wise, to secure the date.
And we get to see colleen and Mindy before Bologna, more fun.
"I can resist everything, except temptation" Oscar Wilde and me!
IF I could leave from Bologna airport on the 10th instead of the 8th... which would mean 4 days in Bologna instead of 2, which would mean more than a month in Italy instead of the 2 weeks Mr NoTravel is aware of...
IF I could leave from Bologna airport on the 10th instead of the 8th... which would mean 4 days in Bologna instead of 2, which would mean more than a month in Italy instead of the 2 weeks Mr NoTravel is aware of...
Perhaps after you book your flight online you could suddenly call out 'well, shoot!' in your best southern accent. Then explain that you booked your flights (which can't be cancelled, of course) and you entered the wrong dates thereby forcing you to stay for a month.
Being the stellar actress that you are I know that you could convince Bill!
Jerry
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
I am bummed that I will miss this by just a few weeks! I will be in Bologna for a week in mid-May.
Would it be bad form to start another thread asking for people who are in Bologna between May 10 and May 17? I don't want to steal the thunder of this GTG, but would love for my mom and I to meet up with people when we are there.
You will love Rafaella, Marcello and their daughter Francesca. Make sure you tell Marcello you know Colleen and I. We love him! 
You have no idea what perfect timing it was for me to read it at this moment. 
. Can't possibly miss all this fun!!!!
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