Hostel Amirai
Travel Blogs from Milan
First day in Milano
I woke up this morning in Firenze and chatted with my new Canadian friend Dylan for a while. I was hard for me to start packing my gear because I really didn't want to leave, I was becoming comfortable at Emerald Palace. The breakast was pretty good, there was one thing is particular, the Tiramisu bread. This stuff was wonderful, and I wish I could …
Milano
... I didn't look anything like a tourist, suitcase dragging behind me and a map in hand... I caught the train from central station.. Which was so delayed it wasn't funny.. But got to the airport on time! What I'm taking away from Milan.. Love! People are very friendly, fashion, shopping, excitement, feels safer than Rome, clear skies, cold but it was clear when I was ...
Väterchen Frost in der Lombardei
... Wir haben uns dann kurz in die imposanten Edelgalerien zurückgezogen, eine Frau gesehen, die auch haargenau so aussah, als würde sie dahin gehören und sind dann zum italienischen Teigtaschenbüdle gegangen. Die hatten sogar einen Schlangensortierer, weil es die berühmtesten Teigtaschen Mailands sind und auch so geschmeckt haben – daher der Ansturm. Innen sind sie mit Tomate Mozzarella (klassisch) gefüllt und dann frittiert oder gebacken. Hinter uns stand eine Eisdiele, die ...
First Stop
... awaited us and wrapped us up in luxury (I could get spoiled). We spent but one night as we wanted to get on to Cinque Terre as soon as possible.
But we did manage to cover some ground in Milan. The hotel was centrally located so it was only a few steps to both the Cathedral as well as La Scala. We were able to walk to both and even walk around quite a bit. We discovered the Africa Curio (www.africacurio.com) Gallery ...
...But Where'd the Turkey Go??
... Looking at the menu, Dorian and I were wondering, "what the heck is 'topinambour'?" I looked up the word on my iphone and it turns out that it is known as a "Jerusalem artichoke." Our soup was made of that and toasted pine kernels and, oh my gosh, it was absolutely divine. Like seriously, it was the best soup that I have had in my entire life. I tried to sip it slowly, to savor it, but that was so hard to do when the taste was so incredibly perfect.
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