Bologna

Ggggrrrrr just deleted my post before publishing and couldnt get it to undo! So here is a brief summary of what I said!

Trip to Bologna: Horrible, hot, long, smelly, stale coffee on t-shirt, weird men. Unnecessarily expensive and complicated, wrong queues, long walks to bus stops, stupid ticket systems resulting in potential fines, late buses, lack of announcements.

Hostel here may be in the middle of nowhere but staff are friendly, place is clean and my dorm is relatively quiet and cool. Have taken in instant disliking to one of my form mates, though.

Bologna: Piazza Maggiore, Trattoria recommended by Alasdair, Cathedral, Tower - knackering but amazing view, Chiesa San Stefano, Museo della Musica (shut), University (Via Zamboni). Tomorrow: San luca, laundry, poss bit of cheap clothes shopping, another main street. Lots of coffee and ice cream

Milan: Duomo and main square, Palazzio Reale and Art exhibition I couldnt go into, posh shopping centre, Teatro Scala, Pinacoteca di Brera and Castello Sfortezco, Liceo de Bella Arte, pasta and drinks with a Canadian and an American. Coffee and ice cream.

Have splashed out on food since being in Italy (and ONLY in Italy). Have temporarily moved away from my staple diet of on-the-move falafel and shawarma, kebabs, pizza slices and the occasional hotdog!!!