Haven’t The Foggiest What You’re Ravenna ‘Bout

Day: 230

Towns / Cities Visited: 147

Countries Visited: 28

Steps Taken Today: 10,098

Steps Taken Around the World: 3,769,216

We awoke to a dreary morning, but bad weather was yet to put a damper on our adventures, and today would be no different. A quick breakfast and with bags packed, we bundled ourselves into the car, bid farewell to Bologna, and headed south. With a little spare time today, we decided to take the back roads, to try and avoid the somewhat exorbitant toll roads, and to get a little more of a scenic view of the countryside. This decision would prove to be mildly terrifying with some of the rural roads barely wide enough for a car. It was like Ireland all over again except that we were in a bigger car and still adjusting to driving on the opposite side. When all was said and done though, we managed it, reaching out interim town without so much as a scratch.

Where were we spending our afternoon, I hear you ask. Why, we were visiting the town of Ravenna, on the east coast of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region. Finding somewhere to park as the skies drizzled over all, and with our stomachs rumbling a little, we decided to find somewhere to dine before making our way to the attraction which drew us to this place. Ducking between shelter until we reached the heart of this historic town, we spotted a stunning old building which houses one of the most popular restaurants in town, Ca’ de Ven. So…