Finally went to Milan yesterday. Brill start to the day, 40 euros for return tickets for the two of us and it is a 2 hour trip on the train. Why does England has to be so expensive? Comfortable trains, on time and air condicioned...
Good value metro tickets too. 3 euros each for the whole day.
Duomo is impressive. Weird looking really, mix of styles, since it took 400 years to be built. Great views from the top too.
Lunch was a disater, we fell into the trap, we said we wouldn't, of eating in a touristy place on the main thoroughfare of the town. 62 euros for a crap meal - just the wine was 30 euros and we had to return the first bottle because it was definitely corked. Awful. Won't be doing that again in a hurry. Don't mind paying if the stuff is good. Nice enough city, but just about posing really, although the Duomo and the castle were good and good value too. Westminster is so much more expensive to get in.
Today went to Torrechiara, a refurbished castle nearby. Lovely setting and lovely rooms. On the way back called somewhere else and took the back roads for a change. Passing through a semi industrial area, we were amused to see in the 30+ degrees heat, loads of road side prostitutes, touting and showing their wares. One of them had a very mini skirt on, pulled down halfway through her bum, showing her thong and shaking her backside. Mind you, they had umbrellas to shade them from the sun. Very wise, ha,ha,ha....
Another 2 sleeps and we are off to Garda. Really looking forward to seeing some mountains again. I have enjoyed it here, but it is very flat indeed.
I may go quiet on the blog because there is no internet in the next property and I may not be int he mood to look for internet cafes.
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