Pasta Bolognese

Pasta Bolognese
Duomo di Milano

There is no such thing.

Doesn't exist.

But Bologna is real. And Bologna is ... special.

Torre Asinelli

The northern cities tend to fly under the radar a bit even though they possess all the ingredients of the Great Italian City: cuisine, architecture, history. Bologna is among them. So is Milan. Then again, Milan is firmly on the radar. How could it be otherwise?

The greatest Duomo of them all?
The greatest Duomo of them all

Not that Siena is in the north but now that I've started the Duomo wars, I have to share this.

Duomo di Siena

Going to part with a shot from the streets of Milan. Credit where it's due, European cities are pretty amazing. Next post, we'll be back in the countryside.

You can feel the energy