Alone travel: Bergamo

3rd April, the weekend after second workshop, I took a map from my roommate, a handbag and curious, got in the train to Bergamo. It is a small town locates on the northeast of Milan, 45 minutes by train.

In the citta' veloce, not the fastest train, but good enough

The town has two part, "Città alta" and "Città bassa", the first is where the old city is. To go there, you can either by funicolare or by walk. Walked out of the train station, the citta alta is just in the end the street.

So I walked along the main street in citta bassa, nice walking in the sunny day. You can see people with dogs, kids, and lined trees.. Passed by a square with a big bell tower, but I more saw the happiness of this place.

time of happiness

Funicolare citta' alta

Path to citta' alta

The citta alta is surrounded by Venetian walls built in the 17th century.  From there, you can have a birdview of the whole lower city.

Venetian wall

Bird-view of the city

Traveling alone means: you have totally free time, you can decide where to go, when to stop. Travel is a kind of adventure, you will never know what is going to happen next second. Staying alone needs your courage to face any situation, you have to talk to stranger, learn to know new people, try to find out the way when you get lost, no one will decide restaurant for you. Of course the helplessness and loneliness are the other aspect. but it is good way to learn how to be independent..

Enjoyed more the beautiful scenery when I was alone 

And like all the people in the square, facing the big sunshine, eating on the stage

There, I saw a small handicrafts market, I like almost every piece of artwork there.

the smile of happiness

music is free

If you don't love live, how can you make a chair like this?

I walked a lot on the citta alta, tried to cover all the site view. When I returned from the top, fortunately, I met a canivale in the square of citta bassa.

Here I start to understand, be happy can be no reason, you may have different way of living, but most important thing is enjoy (y)our life. (that reminds me the words I saw in Milan metro).

Hello, Mr. Sponge!

chicken, female chicken, male chicken?

I laughed a lot when every time they spray the paper pieces