Reggio Emilia

Link By Michael Kurtz | April 23rd, 2008

Leaving the bulk of our luggage in Bologna, we lightened our load, hopped on a train and headed an hour northwest to the small city of Reggio Emilia as part of a three day loop that will take us from Bologna all the way to Cinque Terra and then on to Florence. Reggio Emilia is by no means a tourist destination, which was a relief to us after braving the crush of vacationers in Rome, but it did provide for an unlikely scene: baseball in Italy. Take in the quiet life of Reggio Emilia in today’s photo gallery.

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Thushan Amarasiriwardena

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, graduated with a degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His thesis research focused on the intersection of race and music in Northeastern Brazil. He worked previously as A&R and Production Coordinator for Putumayo World Music, an international music record label based in New York City.

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