"A tale of two (Italian) cities" Top 5 Page for this destination Bergamo by toonsarah

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  balhannah Oct 13, 2012 at 1:48 AM

  It sounds like you enjoyed yourself in Bergamo! How nice to have good guides, this makes all the difference when on tour. Good food, Hotel, and good company, you couldn't ask for more!

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    toonsarah Oct 13, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Thank you Dee - it was a great VT meeting in a lovely city :-)

  
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  starship Aug 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM

  Sarah, another pleasure to read your excellent Bergamo page though the reading spanned two days. A perfect weaving of history, observation, advice and visual charm! Brava!

  
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  Nemorino Aug 10, 2012 at 1:25 PM

  Yes, I certainly did enjoy reading this fine new page on Bergamo. Very informative, well written and well researched as always! Bergamo is high on my list of places I want to visit, preferably during the Donizetti Festival (which up to now I have always missed because of teaching commitments here in Frankfurt – the same reason I couldn’t attend the EuroMeet in Bergamo).

  
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  planxty Aug 9, 2012 at 4:45 AM

  That Vineria Cozzi loks like some piece of work. I'm getting hungry just reading about it! fergy.

  
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  ettiewyn Aug 8, 2012 at 10:10 AM

  Hi Sarah, I loved reading your Bergamo page, you described everything so well that I really felt like travelling around with you! Fantastic tips as always, and a great combination of practical info, history, your personal impressions and of course the VT meeting :-)
  I just returned from my first visit to Italy yesterday and cannot wait to return and explore more... :-)

  
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  EasyMalc Aug 8, 2012 at 3:07 AM

  Just the information I need for getting around Bergamo Sarah. Great

  
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  Trekki Aug 6, 2012 at 10:51 PM

  Oh fascinating morning read, thank you Sarah :-)) It was a bit strange, many names you mention rang a bell, but it was only when you tell about Bartolomeo Colleoni that I realised how tight the bonds to Venezia have been. It is his statue I saw so many times when I was staying in Venezia (in front of church San Giovanni & Paolo). And even the house names "Ca'" are similar :-) Love the Campanone story, so "he" in Gubbio isn't the only one still in charge to call the people :-) And of course the lions :-) Wow, your tour guide was really excellent and knowledgeable! What an amazing amount of information she gave you all, given the references to her you give in the various sights you'd seen. Oh well, yes, I shall include Bergamo into my wishlist for Italy :-) It looks amazingly beautiful. And I smiled about the best gelato and the nicest piazza. You know which is the most beautiful for me though :-)
  Haha, and I also loved the cheese platter Chris had on your last evening! Love the arrows and "directions" how to eat them :-)

  
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  suvanki Aug 6, 2012 at 1:39 PM

  Thoroughly enjoyed reading your pages Sarah! It all seems so long ago now!
  Great way of guiding people through your tips - will have to try this!

  
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  johngayton Aug 6, 2012 at 1:24 PM

  Nicely written page Sarah - reliving the weekend as I read :-)