Italy - September 2009

An autumn break to Italy not in the school half term - now that Marwyn is retired. The weather was great - lovely and warm, just as Edinburgh was getting a bit chilly.

Back in Bologna again - the usual first photo!		Here's Neptune and his Sirens in the Piazza del Nettuno - where else?
A watery theme this year - here's one of the entrances to the underground Torrente Aposa.		This is what it says on the lid - which raises to reveal an access stair (I've seen a photo - would love to visit it).
Lots of lovely food and wine as usual.		Here's the place in the old city walls where the Reno canal enters the city.
The washer women used to do the laundry in the Reno.		Here's a wonderful machine in the middle of the street that extracts junk from the canal.
The canal isn't very wet in some parts unless it rains heavily.		We found significantly more water in Venice - here's a classic view.
Fantastic weather still for our stay - it was lovely and warm.		We went to the Museo Morandi in the City Halls - it's a lovely building in itself.

Yet another lovely restful break in Bologna, with a watery interest I never knew existed. We'll be back again!