We needed to stock up on goodies at the market so we mapped a route that would take us to a museum and a big baroque church. Unfortunately the museum no longer had Dali works and instead wanted 25 euros to see various optical illusions. We passed on that one and headed to the church which was open according to google but in reality it was closed. Zero for two...grrr! Our luck took a turn for the better as we found a tea shop. This was not your ordinary tea shop. They had two kinds of gyokuro tea! Huzza! We bought 100 grams and that should keep us tea happy till we get to Japan in a few weeks. We continued on and passed the Basilica of San Frencesco. It was also closed but was still nice to see from the outside and there was a sunny palazzo where we could sit and eat our lunch. The market was still stocked up with all the things we had on out list plus a few things we did not even know what they were. On the walk back we stopped in and bought a lemon cake for 4.50 Euro. It must have been delightful the first thing in the morning but was a bit dry by the time we had it later in the evening. Another two blocks and we finally passed an open church. We spent five minutes there, at the tops, as we had all our market goodies but we had passed this church many times so it was nice to see what was inside
Love this sign...Wine Not?
The tea shop
Our tea sensei
We talked teas and Japan
A giant tea infuser
Matcha making stuff
Italian Styling
We were tempted
But haw many specs can two people own?
One pair in the window and several more inside the store in the lit up displays
Passage way
The Basilica di San Francesco
Lions on top of the fence
A huge bell tower
Part of a crypt
Elevated sarcophagi
This free standing tomb was built in 1265 and a prominent law professor is laid to rest here
Bologna's university had just been founded and the professors were very well regarded
The basilica is classified as French gothic style and finished in 1251 CE
Serious injury for fence jumpers.
Of course it was not open in the middle fo the day
Bet there was a palazzo
Where we had our picnic lunch
Dogs were plentiful
More street art
Cylindrical things for 200 please
The all seeing eye
A commentary on the dehumanizing effect of the industrial age?
It is nice to see the store gates painted
So many hands
A great portrait
A hodgepodge of stickers
Wasps rule
Other chimera
Nearing the market we see a bronze bull
Oh the tomatoes
Leslie had a hard time separating the vines
The top is a succulent shrub know in Italian as the Friar's Beard. We bought it and the vendor told us how to make a salad from it. She used pantomime and Italian to tell us how to process it and serve it
Catfish
Octopus
Squidlies
Little mantis shrimp with big eyes
Big mantis shrimp
Red and blue pasta
We stopped in for some baked goods and we saw a snack purse
Frieda in the coffee shop
Noon to midnight, life is simple, coffee and wine
Finally a church that is open!
The walls are bare but the alcoves are very ornate
All gilded
A good side alcove too
The alter is the nicest part
Organ pipes
Time to confess
Sheepy
This clock identifies our turn
Great decorative accents
Booo!
