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war sehr lecker, die Stäbchen waren handlich und sauber. Machen sich gut in meiner Schublade.

Hey Harry Styles fans!

I got my hands on free tickets last second for a Wembley show and went. With no prior knowledge about the fanbase, Harry Styles or his Music. I only knew that his former band was One Direction, but I couldn‘t name a single song (yes I‘m old and listen to very different music).

You guys were fantastic!! I had a fab time despite not being able to participate in singing (which was kinda weird, because usually I‘m without a voice after a concert). You all looked your best, were sooo kind to each other, everyone seemed happy and excited. It was honestly one of the most chill music experiences I‘ve ever been to. So thank you for making the evening memorable and I sincerely wish you all many more happy concerts!! let it sparkle!!

second day out, had a catwalk shooting!

I‘m impressed with the autofocus, it‘s a step up. It still often misses the focus on flying birds. It got better with distinguishing with animals/people behind grass/trees though.

endlich hab ich auch mal nen Stieglitz hübsch erwischt :-) fotografiert mit der Canon R6iii + 100-500mm

finally pulled the trigger on a R6iii after contemplating for six months if I should buy the R5ii. Been out once now and I‘m really happy. I think it really hit the sweet spot for me between pixelpeeping and lowlight capabilities. Both photos shot with the 100-500.

I used beans from Costa Rica I‘ve found in my cabinet, delicious drip coffee.

So we had four nights in Bologna which was great, because we love ticking of some sights and have a day or two just strolling around and discovering the city we‘re in.

We stayed around to the intersection Via delle Moline/Via Mentana. Great location, a ton of restaurants and bars, very lively neighbourhood. If you stay in the area, make sure your place is quiet, we had a student bar close by and they we‘re very loud even after 1pm on weekdays - so not enough sleep for us.

We checked out many churches while passing, went to teatro anatomico (impressive), walked the arcades up to Santuario della Madonna di San Luca (overhyped) and checked out the view at Chiesa di San Michele in Bosco (worth it).

But to be honest, we came to stroll and eat. That was the main purpose of our trip. And oh boy, did we stroll and eat! If you‘re not a foodie, you can stop reading here.

Trattoria la Montanara was the best for us, felt family owned and cozy, delicious food but not fancy or pretentious. Perfect, went twice and had a good time.

Trattoria Da Me Nella Torre we chose for our ‚date night‘ which was perfect. Delicious food, awesome staff and cool location. Although it was a bit loud, but thats just me probably.

Sfoglia Rina was also great, again very friendly staff. We bought some pasta to take home as well (need to be kept cold, otherwise not advisable I guess). Tip: if you go for lunch, try to be there around 11.15, wait for 15min and be seated immediately. Otherwise expect to wait 30-45min.

We only made reservations a day before, once for Da Me und once for La Montanara. It was all weekdays though.

We also went to markets and bought snacks or enough for lunch/late breakfast.
Mercato delle Erbe was the best for us in this regard.
Outside is also pastashop Le Sfogline where we bought fantastic Gnocchi and watched three nonnas handmaking pasta ;-)

had a delicious pistachio tiramisu at Mercato di mezze but we didn‘t like this market otherwise.

Mercato Ritrovato was the only where it wasn‘t crowded by tourists. Very small, locals and families having a glas of wine and some snacks or pasta (from Sfoglia Rina). Nice! Open only on Wednesday evenings and Saturday morning/noon.

Salumeria Simoni was too touristy and overpriced for my taste, but it‘s nice to have a big plate with a variety of things to try. Next day we bought small pieces for ourselves at mercato di mezzo, was the better experience for us. But we had the time to do so.

Mo Mortadella lab was good, but in the end it‘s just an expensive Sandwich with very dry bread. If you go, try a fancy variety. If you just go for the mortadella - buy a smaller sized sandwich at one of the many bars for half the price.

So we had a great time and can‘t recommend it enough. It‘s absolute pasta-heaven and if you like strolling and having snacks & wine - it‘s awesome!

safe travels!