Starting to Settle In

Nothing exciting to report.

Except perhaps that we arrived at the apartment on the 25th to find the boiler for the heat and hot water on the blink. Luckily the temps are mild at the moment. The tech came to fix it today, so we are nice and toasty tonight.

Anyway, I thought I’d put up a quick post so you don’t think we fell off the face of the earth.

As one might imagine, our first two days in Bologna have been filled with chores and errands … juggling apartment-cleaning and unpacking with shopping for essentials and getting Italian phone numbers.

One very important errand was stopping at the post office to pick-up the forms to apply for residency. Yeah … just because we have elective residence visas (ERVs) doesn’t mean that the paperwork requirements are over and done with. Anyway, we’ll submit the application on Monday and then wait to see how long it takes to complete this step.

After our chores today, we went out to price out things like a vacuum cleaner, iron, etc. As we were crossing Piazza Maggiore we noticed an inordinate number of people … and tents and marquees set up. Turns out they’re prepping for the Termal Bologna Marathon … a popular event that is expected to draw some 40,000+ people … runners and spectators. You can be sure I won’t be setting foot in that direction this weekend!

For dinner, we went to our favorite pizzeria … Nettuno … yummy!Read more