We both had a great sleep. Although this bead was only a queen and the last a king, we slept very well. There is air-conditioning too. It is cloudy this morning... something new. It looks like rain.

The SAVHotel really has a wonderful breakfast. You name it it was there...scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, bacon, meats, yogurt, fruits, cereals etc. etc.It was the biggest selection we have seen in any of the European hotels this time or two years ago. Wow ! The SAVHotel is a wonderful place from restaurant to courteous staff. Although the room was not as big as the B4 Hotel, it was more than adequate. Free Internet is a must for me.

We spent the morning figuring out a plan for our vacation past Florence and booking hotels. Siena was more of a problem. We decided to go to Sorrento after Florence and then Siena after that. From Siena we plan to go back through Trieste to split the trip back to Garabonc.This will get us back a day earlier to Garabonc but it will also give us a relaxing time just before our return home.

We then set off for San Luca up in the hills overlooking Bologna. We had little trouble getting up to the road to take to get to San Luca. It wound around the hills and up and up and up. Finally after what seemed like a lifetime we arrived. My palms were getting pretty sweaty by the time we arrived. I am not that keen on heights; fear even. The weather was still overcast and the temperature in the low 20's. It was hard to tell if San Luca was a church or an observatory or both. Quite a sight to say the least. We took some pictures and decided to eat in a the restaurant near the top. The head waiter told us immediately that there would be NO PIZZA. H e was a little abrupt. We ordered what I though were open faced sandwiches. The turned out to be two very large toasted pieces of bread with the filling in between. One was enough but we did not know it in advance.

When we were eating it started to rain. Good thing we took one umbrella of the two that the hotel had given us. The road back down was now a little slicker and I feared problems. But everything went very well. Finding our way back was much easier than in Padua.

Reading a bit more about Bologna we decided to take the bus (number twenty seven (vente setta)to get us to Piazza del Maggiore.
When you get on a bus you can purchase a ticket for 1 euro that is good for 1 hour. But you had better get on near the front where the machine is. We managed to get the tickets on the way up thanks to a couple.
Neptunes fountain in Piazza Maggiore.

We had trouble finding the Teatre Anatomica. The guide book said there were open till 6:30 but in the summer they close at 1:45 pm. We did get into The cathedral St. Petronio. This is undergoing a lot of exterior renovation so you could not get an idea of its true dimensions. Inside it is enormous. No cost but no pictures allowed. I did sneak in some video.

We stopped at an outdoor seating area and had a small beer and glass of wine. The waiter brought these with a small dish of olives (unpitted) and some chips.... 14.50 euros ...not cheap. We headed back to a bus point and found that the 27 did not stop at it. However, the number 11 would take us to where we wanted. No ticket machine at the front of the bus. I waited with 2 euros in my pocket but noone was interested. We saved 2 euros.

As we were walking back we met a young couple who recognized us from the hotel. The asked us if we spoke English. They wanted to take the bus to where we had been so we told them how.

I am having trouble with my recharging of the computer. The transformer overheats and has to be cooled down. However, we get both the video camera and the computer back up and running.

Dinner at 8pm is OK for us since we had a large lunch and breakfast. We ordered the same steak and vegetable, salad, cappuccino as the day before. Still a good deal and a nice place to eat (in the hotel). The young couple (from Michigan) was also in the hotel restaurant. We chatted so more. They were a nice couple.

Off to bed getting ready to go to Florence (Firenze) tomorrow.