Day 11 - Sunday, October 9 - Bologna

The morning started out well. We left the hotel at 9:50 and took a convoluted route to the train station but got there in time for our 10:20 train. It was a smooth 60 mile trip in 37 minutes. 

Our friends Sandro and Lidia met us just outside the station and took us on a sighting walk to the main plaza where we had a light drink and snacks. We knew them in Japan 35 years ago and hadn't seen them in many years. It was nice to catch up😊. 

We then walked to Trattoria La Finestrella for lunch. This is named for the adjacent window which opens for a view of the narrow canal from the 11th century. It is quite a tourist attraction with a long line to take a photo. I'm not sure of the attraction - it must be in the tour guides. 

Then we strolled back through the 19th century garden to the train station and had gelato before heading to our train 🚂.

That is where it went downhill ☹️. We went to the right track but got on the wrong train 😳, nonstop to Rome!!! After talking to the conductor, we paid an extra $100 for the rest of the trip to Rome but at least we didn't have to pay for the tickets back to Florence. Instead of getting there at 6pm, we got back at 9pm. 

We picked up a bottle vino rosso and an apple on the way back back to our hotel and has a final supper of wine, cheese, sausage, crackers and apple in our room. It wasn't what we had planned but it worked out fine.

Lunch with Sandro and Lidia at Trattoria La Finestrella

La Finestrella

 
Our "Final Super"

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