My Maserati does 185…Ducati, and Arrivederci!
I posted 2 blogs today, so you should read the one below...Like I said in the previous blog, I had some internet problems so here are the last couple days:
Friday January 22: Today we took a train to Bologna. The train was very hot inside. I mentioned that to Claudio and he said that sometimes it is very cold, the Italian trains have problems finding a good temperature. The weather was a little overcast today. We heard Stairway to heaven on the radio on the bus ride to our third hotel.
We went to the Maserati factory and got a tour. Maserati is in Modena, this is where Claudio lives. It was a lot of fun to see their manufacturing processes and to see that they use lean manufacturing techniques. They even let us sit in the Maseratis!!!
After the Maserati factory tour we had our farewell dinner. It was delicious and we presented Claudio with a gift. He truly has been so much help on this trip, I am not sue what we would have done without him. For dinner we had tortellini and broth, and some different types of bread with meats and cheese and different spreads.
Saturday January 23: Today we went to the Ducati factory and museum. The first Ducati bike was a kit you had to assemble to a bicyle that was not provided by Ducati. This was also a very neat place to see the manufacturing processes. They also use lean manufacturing techniques. It was nice to see this place and Maserati that are exclusively Italian vehicles. After the tour we went to the train station again to head for Roma. For the majority of the day we were on a train.
I guess this is the last time I will be writing to you. I hope you enjoyed following us on our trip. It was fun and it is a very bittersweet to come back home. I believe we all enjoyed the trip and learned a lot. We learned a lot about different engineering techniques the ancient Romans used. We learned about Italian culture and even a little bit about ourselves.
We are now in a hotel by the airport. We have to leave at 4:30 AM to be ready for our flight at 6:10AM. We will arrive in Minneapolis at 12:30 PM tomorrow. See you there!!! My picture with the mayor of Roma and our group did not turn our so here is John Walker's copy:
Phrase of the day: Come si arriva alla stazione ferroviaria? pronounced kohmeh see ahr-reevah ahl-lah stahtzee-ohneh fehr-rohvee-ahree-ah. This means How do I get to the train station?