Travelog for: Hemming

and finally we meet the street sign

Mezzolara is a very very little village. We took some photos of the beginning of the village, petrol pump station on the left and news-stand on the right, the Church of San Michele Arcangelo (Saint Michael Archangel), the central road of the village

Over there... Oliver, the cat...

Saturday. This afternoon we are going to Verona!! Very lovely city. Goldmoon loves it very much.
Verona is a city straddling the Adige river, in northern Italy. It is famous because the great Shakespeare located here his "Romeo and Juliet"and because here there is an ancient roman Arena.
So, let's take the toll highway !

Here we are arrived in Verona, after a trip of about 1 hour and a half

we parked the car near this ancient entry of the city: Porta Palio

This is the ancient Scaligeri bridge (also known as Castelvecchio bridge). It is a red bricks arch bridge over the Adige river. It is a pedestrian bridge.

And here we are outside the Arena of Verona. It is a Roman amphitheatre built in 30 A.D.

It is famous also because of the opera performances taken here. Infact, this evening we'll see the Aida of Giuseppe Verdi!!

Here we are inside the Arena. Within 1 hour it will begin the opera. We took a photo of the scenic design because during the opera it is forbidden taking photos.. 

little tour near the lake of Castel dell'Alpi. It was formed as a result of a large landslide that in February 1951, came off the left side of the valley and blocked, just like a dam, the stream Savena.

The village of Castel dell'Alpi, that was located on the left bank of the river, was completely destroyed by this event. Now the village has been partly rebuilt on the right bank of the lake, which has now become a welcome tourist destination, especially in summer.

15th of August. In Italy today is a feast, both civil and religious.

We went with goldmoon's parents to eat at the restaurant. We tasted both "crespella with mushrooms" and "tortellini".

Crespella is like a crepe or a thin pancake, full of bechamel and mushrooms and folded in half and again in half. It is cooked in the oven.

Tortellini are a tipical bolognese food. They are a filled pasta and they have the shape of a belly-button. They are filled with a particular mix of meat (the real filling is registered at the local Chamber of Commerce). Usually they are cooked in broth.

They were both delicious!!

Real Italian coffee for me at the end of the lunch :-)

Two days away from Bologna for us. Today we are going to Tuscany!

Let's take the toll highway...

Pisa or Livorno first? Let's go to Livorno ;-)

Look over there! Smoke! Some underbrush was in fire, but firemen were already working to stop it

So here we are in Livorno.