24 May Babbling Bologna
Mary Shelley once stated,”Perhaps a corpse would be re-animated; galvanism had given token of such things.” This very quote is what floated into my mind when while I gazed down upon the very table that inspired Shelley to write the story of Frankenstein. While looking down I could almost imagine the look of shock on Shelley’s face when she saw the frog being reanimated. It is hard to believe that something like a frog resurrection could inspire a story as profound as Frankenstein.
When we first arrived in Bologna last night the first thought I had was, “Holy crap, this place reminds me of Pittsburgh. ” Honestly, my opinion hasn’t changed. The set up of the city is very similiar to the one in Pittsburgh. Other then the fact that Bologna is home to the towers of Bologna and the University of Bologna, there is much of a difference between the two cities, at least in my eyes.
Today, a group of us climbed one of the towers. The entire experience was amazing. Although, we panted like dehydrated dogs most of the way up, and scared of tumbling down the slanted steps, we made it to the top. Seeing Bologna from such a different perspective served as such an eye opener. It was not until then that I realized just how huge Bologna is. Plus the fact that we climbed hundreds of steps. I consider today and our visit to Bologna a tiny and well deserved win for us all.
