Although the weekdays were very busy I still had time to travel a bit on the weekends. I travelled to Bologna and Torino with a few friends these two trips made me realize that it is absolutely necessary to get out of the city every few weeks.
After about a 2-hour train ride we arrived late in the afternoon. My friend (Misha’s) friend (Luisa) attends university in Bologna and offered to take us out to apperitivo and a real Italian dinner (at the fitting time of 10pm). We met them in the city center, which was a short walk from our hostel. We first went out for drinks and appetizers at a cute lounge near the center, I wouldn’t’ve eaten any appetizers if I would’ve known what was coming next…we followed Luisa through left and rights down the narrow streets lined with classic Italian porticos until we reached a small restaurant where a doorbell had to be rang to enter.
Stepping into the restaurant was like stepping into an authentic Italian kitchen. We sat down and they told us what they had made for the night and that they were bringing out bread meats and cheese first and then 3 different pasta dishes for an entrée. It was the best Italian food I’ve ever had…starting with pickled onions, salami and Bolognese flat bread and then moving to mushroom linguine, spaghetti Bolognese and cheese gnocchi and finishing with a cup of Italian espresso…fantastico
Torino is so far one of my favorite Italian cities! My friends Veronica and Virginia and I went for a day trip to Torino and had a great time exploring the city. Our day started by walking along the Po river, then hopping on a double decker tour bus to the shroud of turin, then fiinishing off our day with a full city view from the top of Monte dei Capuchin Monks.
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