My last day in Bologna was a free one
for us bloggers, so I figured that I should probably do at least one
“touristy” thing on my own while we were in the city. Each
blogger was given a “BlogVille” city card that granted us free VIP
access into just about all of the sight seeing spots in Bologna, so after waking up, I
grabbed my card and walked to the Torre Asinelli, the famous tower of
the city. When you stand outside of it and look up, you can see that
the tower is slanted, just like the leaning tower of Pisa. I don't
know what it is about these Italians, but they can't seem to get
their tower building right...
It was an overcast day and I've
recently come to terms with the fact that I am extremely out of
shape, but still, I decided to climb the __ stairs and get to the
top. The tower is taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (see picture
below).
The climb of course ended up being
worth it because there was quite a view at the top. I was able to see
the redness of the city as well as into the mountains that we had our
first blogging adventures in on Friday.
After ten minutes at the top and
getting pictures on my camera, iPhone and Blackberry, I descended and
met up with the rest of the bloggers to do what I just may do best--
shop.
If you happen to be living in Florence
and are feeling deprived of good (cheap) shopping that doesn't consist
of only H&M and Zara, then take the 10.50 euro hour- and- a- half train ride to Bologna.
There were so many stores with inexpensive clothes for 20-somethings,
such as Pull and Bear (got three dresses, two shirts and one
sweater), Jennyfer, Pimke, and more. The H&Ms there are also much
better than the one in the center of Florence (you know, the one that smells like
sewage...)
After picking up some new things, I hopped the train and sadly headed back to Florence.
The bloggers of BlogVille in the apartment!
Well, that's my amazing trip to
Bologna, thanks to BlogVille and the Tourism board of Emilia Romagna! I have some more trips coming up so keep an eye out!
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