More from Bologna

We've been in Bologna for six days and have begun to establish a local routine. Each morning after tea and breakfast we find a place to write and work. Monday we spent in the library of the University of Bologna, Tuesday a cafe with a food court at the University, Wednesday the public library of Bologna, and Thursday the cafe inside the public library of Bologna. We break for lunch, which is an impromptu stop: a platter of salamis and cheeses, a sandwich of speck and zucchini on pizza dough, Argentinian empanadas, a slice of pizza.

We return home to do some more work, or read, or relax, and then spend the late afternoon exploring. We've been to several museums, a number of parks, and lots of churches.

We also enjoy wandering around Bologna. There are so many narrow, curvy streets with porticos on the sides. You never know what you might discover.