May 10, 2012
Fiddling Around: A day in Cremona
We started the day with an excellent breakfast. Freshly made cappuccino, as many as you wanted, and fresh baked croissants and other pastries, fruit, musli - not to be taken for granted in a country that as a rule doesn't idulge in breakfast.
We set out on a smaller road directly behind the main road on which our hotel was located. We discovered small houses and fields, it felt like we were in the country. Along the side of the road were cottonwood trees and big fluffy pieces of pollen filled the air and lined the edges of the road, it almost looked like it was snowing.
Cremona has been a famous music center since the 16th century and is still known for the production of high-quality stringed instruments. Antonio Stradivari, from Cremona, was a famous luthier, producing over 1100 violins. His violins are some of the best in the world.
We spent the day wandering and cycling around the city - and taking pictures of course.
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