Blogs from Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe - page 14

Coming from the gentle serenity of Scotland to the crazyness of Milan was a culture shock in the very strictist sense of the word, no exaggeration! lol We had a super easy time getting to the airport and checking in and an uneventful flight until about an hour before landing when the plane dropped what felt like a thousand feet (I'm sure it was much less, but enough that it elicited screams from a group of girls celebrating a 40th birthday in Milan). Landing with no further issues, we exited on the tarmac to a bus that took us to the terminal, picked up our baggage and then had to take another bus from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 and then get a ticket for the Malpensa Express train that took us into the city. A ... read more

After 18 months in Baghdad, where my concept of personal freedom had been somehow scaled down, the idea of a road trip around Europe was very tempting. A month to explore, enjoy life, meet new and old friends & most of all cheer every moment, definitely something I relate to! Marta’s annual party in Poland was the trigger to this trip, I would not have missed it for anything in this world but decided to come through the long way from France by car through Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia & Germany. Nice, France – a fresh start… Although the trip technically started on the other side of France, Bordeaux that is, feel like Nice was the real beginning of it, a happy one as I catch up with one of my closest friend Sophie and not so ... read more

I didn’t really get to see the whole of the Brera Art Gallery the first time I went around so again I went. It was just as if not more interesting the second time than the first, I was too tired to truly focus on the art when I was there the first time. When I came back from the art gallery it was lunch time and I ate a simple sandwich platter and I went to the hotel restaurant for dinner.... read more

After my long night out I woke up late around 2:11pm, I felt absolutely terrible. I needed first of all to get some fresh air so I crawled out of bed and out onto the balcony, I heard the rush of traffic and felt the warm afternoon sun on my face, I ordered some sandwiches and then decided that I need to get some exercise. I hadn’t done any real exercise since before I left for this holiday; I felt the need to work off last night’s clubbing so I decided to try out the hotel’s gym and then go for a swim after. img=http://i1.bookcdn.com/data/Photos/LargePhoto2/104/10426/10426792/Hotel-Principe-Di-Savoia-photos-Facilities-Club-10---Gym-at-Hotel-Principe-di-Savoia.JPEG At 2:30pm I was ready and went down to the gym, it was not that large but it certainly did help me to get some exercise. I was really hot after ... read more

Today I decided not to go anyplace that I had planned for, I woke up around 9:43am and thought that I would just go out and see whatever I come across and explore Milan with no guide. I ordered a healthy low-fat smoothie with fried eggs and toast. I left the hotel at 10:00am and headed out towards the shops. I had some money I had saved up for this trip and went shopping; I was trying to look for a shop that didn’t sell designer brands but I guess that’s my fault for having a holiday in the fashion capitol. At one store I found a shirt that looked half decent but it still cost 129 Euros! After shopping around I went to this little restaurant that the name was in Italian but they had ... read more