Bologna

After a day in Venice, we headed to Bologna b/c we'd been told it has a better nightlife than Venice (plus it's on the way to our next stop).

It ended up being a pretty big city, though it was definitely one of the dirtier cities we've been too. The town is best known for the area around the university so we headed off hoping to find some college kids to drink with. Next thing we know, we're stuck in the middle of a late night street scene, complete with live band and a MJ cloud. We picked a restaurant along the side to have dinner in and were treated to such sights as 8 police officers escorting a bum and his pitbull away from the area and a fight breaking out among a group of students.

The concert wasn't very good, so we headed to an Irish pub on the street we'd heard was a big party spot figuring that the group would head that way. Many beers (and hours) later, the place was still kind fo dead. Really strange. These studnets needed some UCSB schooling.

We had to get up and get to our next stop anyway so we headed for the hotel...by going the complete wrong direction. 3 hours, 20 hookers, and 5 blisters later, we figured out our way home. The highlight was finding a guy the didn't look like he'd shiv us and asking "Are we near the train station? stationa nd him going "Uhhh, it's that way, but it's FAAAARRRR." Always a good sign.

Anyway, we still made it and high-tailed it out the next morning. All in all, a pretty forgettable spot...