On the way to Venice, we stopped in Bologna, a city that tried to overpower other cities, but failed to do so. I walked through a continuous hall of arched colonnades. It seemed forever and went on for miles. Eventually, I reached to the center town of Bologna. In this center, there is a massive façade – less church. The exterior of this church is just plain brown and made of stones. Of course, there is supposed to be a façade. This church was meant to outdo the Florence Cathedral. If the façade was built, this church would have been one of the grander churches. Unfortunately, Bologna went broke when the church was being built.

Bologna was founded in 534 B.C. by the Etruscans and was rebuilt by the Romans. Bologna also has the very first university, University of Bologna.