::padinia::

leaving tuscany, after about 16 ~17 tunnels (you lost count) and a northbound followed by  an eastbound journey, you finally reached ravenna after 2 hours of driving.
it's still very hard for you to bid farewell to tuscany and suddenly back to a modern city, thankfully ravenna is not yet a main stream tourism city. after one round of orientation, you kinda confused as there's no renaissance architecture. the city  doesn't look italian either. you thought you're in germany or lowland (delft) or sort.
the inner city is car free and bicycles abound. to date you're still confused with the lanes, can't make distinction between bicycle or pedestrian lanes.

you had a padinia for lunch, some form of crepe, quite nice as a snack though you find yours a tad too salty while his spinach padinia was perfect.
after the lunch you got hold of your unesco world heritage monument ticket, and the adventure of byzantine mosaic is about to begin.


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when this get posted i am either still on my way or already checked in to my hotel. it's a late start as i am taking a late evening flight.
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