Our last full day in Italy (this trip). A pretty easy day. One thing that we did notice, was that Parma was smack-dab in the middle between Bologna and Milan!
Parma, of course, is famous for Parma Ham and Parmigiano Cheese. We just had to stop there on route to Milan.
We did a little research enroute, hoping to be able to stop and tour a farm producing Parmesan cheese but found that they are only open for tours on weekdays. The tourist industry doesn't seem to interest them at all.
We did stop in Parma to have a look around. Definitely an old town, much of which has been unaffected by time. Quite an interesting place with curved streets that appear to have been built to surround the central Duomo. We need to look more into the history…
Stopping in a couple of meat and cheese shops, the smells were absolutely wonderful. If only we could bring a ham and wheel of cheese as carry on's!
Off of the Autostrade for the rest of the way to Milan was considerably slower but gave another chance to enjoy the Italian countryside. There doesn't seem to be an "urban" area anywhere in the parts of Italy that we have toured. It's either city or farmland. Immediately out of the city it turns instantly rural.
We got to chatting with a couple of Ausie chaps at the hotel. Nice guys. We spent most of the evening talking about travels and Australia. We were invited to get it touch with if/when we get "down under"; we extended a similar invitation. Hope to see them again one day.
Heading home tomorrow. It seems like both a long time gone and a quick trip in some respects. I think our approach to seeing Italy from Rome, north, with the guided tour and our own sight seeing worked well. I would use that method again.
See you soon.
Arrivederci!
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