Bologna in a Nutshell

The “In a Nutshell” series superficially summarizes an entire city, region, or country in a few bullet points. Ignoring historical and cultural complexities, I give you Bologna … in a nutshell:

• Tortellini, bolognese sauce, mortadella ... You WILL gain weight here. Don't fight it.

• In most of Europe, Americans can be embarrassingly loud. Not so here. Judging by my Italian fellow train travelers, watching movies on a tablet at full volume without the use of headsets is totally acceptable.

• When dining out, make sure you demand your complimentary rose from the restaurant owner.

• Aperitivo time = happy hour with free food. Buy a drink, enjoy the tapas. The U.S. needs to adopt this concept like yesterday.

• Bologna is super duper old. 

• In my next life, I wouldn't mind going to grade school here. 

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