A possible lunch spot was plotted and as we headed over to it we found that it was closed on Sundays. The Italians also celebrate Mothers Day and so we did not want to get blocked out for lunch should the locals be coming out with their Madre's. We spotted a Japanese place but that is our next country so we kept going and saw an authentic Bolognaise restaurant, the Taverna del Posiglione. We sat outside and enjoyed both the breeze and the view of all the people. Lunch was fantastic and we lingered at the table watching all the fellow diners. Then we walked through the old town to "The Two Towers." These towers were built around 1115 CE and were part of over 100 fortified towers that were erected by prominent families. Only twenty still survive today. Earthquakes toppled some. some fell down on their own accord and many were brough down due to safety concerns. Currently both tower are no longer open to the public as the shorter on is leaning at a 4 degree angle which is a greater angle than the leaning tower of Pisa
Sailor dog
A busy Mothers Day Sunday
A nice place for lunch, the Taverna del Posiglione
There were seats inside and outside but it was such a nice day we picked outside
The view from our table
Street art
The portico was our dining room
Veal cutlet with parma-ham and cheese
Grilled porcini mushrooms
Pasta Bolognaise
None shall pass!
OK, now you may proceed
Paying the bill inside
Who is this person painted on the wall?
A creative cut out display
The beauty of a collage town is the creativity
Street art deja vu
Cheese please
Some jamon too!
On the market street we saw veggies so we bought veggies
Word is pout about this street
This is an elevator
We popped into a food hall set up in an old market
A huge pizza oven
Hmmmm, which tasty treat will go home with us?
We were able to engage this man in a conversation about his hat. It is a feluca hat that folks wear in the social organization that he belongs to. We heard them chanting in the clock tower a few days earlier
Door knob
Fist bump
Our entryway to the palazzo
More knockers
The palazzo is bury
Ringed by big and impressive buildings
We will ride this train sometime ion the future
Very medieval looking
The entry way into an underground museum
Great balconies, our balcony envy has been activated
W for what is it?
Giant streetlight
Balcony envy boiling over!
This tower may appear to be leaning, it is, but that is nothing compared to the tower next to it
Another tower, the Torre Azzoguidi, is 92 feet tall but this one is not leaning
I had to walk over a block to get a better shot
Black dog break
Ok. break is over
This is the Asinelli tower at a whopping 318 feet tall
Next door is the Garisenda Tower at 158 feet tall
Built around 1110 CE, no one is really sure why they were built
They were fortified and may have had offensive or defensive purposes
Or they were just status symbols for the rich families who built them
This area is chock full of medieval buildings
From this angle you can see that the tower on the left is leaning
It is leaning more than the tower of Pisa
The public used to be able to climb these towers but not any more
At one time there were over 100 of these towers. Earthquakes knocked a few down, a few more fell on their own accord and many more were pulled down for safety reasons
Palazza Mercanzia
Nice door and clock
Time to be moving on
A random plaque
The line to get into a pasta place
This balcony seems to be barely hanging on
Rooster with a beer
Not sure of the function of these items
A patchwork door
Six point two?
Leggy light pole
Did he just pull that pigeon out of his hat?
Octagonal church
Nice way to identify your residence
