In Bologna we walked through a museum before touring the area where the Ghetto had been. The museum wasn't all that interesting; the only interesting part was when we discussed how Jews in Italy got their last names while looking at the map hanging in the museum. The idea of having your name changed everytime you moved to a different city seems very strange considering the emphasis placed on last names in our society.
The tour of the Ghetto had some very good points, like seeing that "hell street" was the main street through the area. That really helped to show what area of the city was chosen to become the Jewish Ghetto. As the tour guide said, it had been a very poor and ill-reputed district.
After a very good lunch Ilana, Joe and I went shopping along the main street of Bologna, not that any of us bought much. Still, it was fun to walk around a city that is so different from Florence. It's smaller and less crowded, not nearly as much of a tourist city. It was all over a different experience than we usually get walking around Florence.
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