Atahotel Executive Milan

... we chose a cemetry, I must say, I am SO glad we went, it was INCREDIBLE. Absolutely amazing. We went in a back way and were immediately surrounded by marble statues. These people don't bury their dead with a simple tombstone marker. No, they have intricate statues, every single one of them, so that it was like walking through a strange outdoor museum. We walked up some stairs and at the top I lost my breath. For as far as I could see, it ...

Trained from Monaco to Nice to get my reserved train seat on the 4.5hr train trip to Milan. Then realised that the train goes via Monaco so I could've caught it there!!! Then once on the train I got fined €50 because I had not written the date on my Euro-rail pass. Was so not happy because it was such a pathetic reason to get fined. The guy didn’t speak any English and I had another passenger thankfully interpreting for me. Ended up ...

... I wanted to see the gallery which houses Da Vinci's Last Supper but I it needed an advanced booking, I couldn't get in until November. But I had word that it wasn't worth it, you couldn't even take pictures. The next day I went and saw the castle (another castle) which houses a number of museums, one of which I wanted to go to was a museum which housed Da Vinci's works but it was only open ...

... in fact that I asked the little old Italian woman if I could possibly study with her. (I know, who do I think I am? The guy who wrote 'Heat'?) She said that if I came back in mid-November she would let me watch her and talk to me about "cucina". I told her that I could come the first week but would be in Spain the rest of November and then back home. She said something in Italian with a big smile and everybody laughed. I said, "Well, I had to ask!" with an equally big smile. I'm ...

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Our last day in Milan was bittersweet. It had been a fabulous week…but exhausting. We had two appointments before we headed back to Florence. We first went to Touch Neozone and then Cloud 9. Both are trade shows. Both were very interesting. Again ...

... words to explain how incredible this place is. After withholding for the past few days, Alex and I gave in to temptation and got gelato…Fabulous! Later that night we went for aperitivo at Obika which is a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Duomo. After reading an article about this place on the internet I ...

... on the Rolling Stones, Elvis, and the Beatles. They had some original jukeboxes from the 1940's and loads of things like guitars, letters and signed records by the stars. La Scala Opera House Along with the Met in New York, this is one of the world's most famous opera houses, where all the major opera stars have performed. The museum was pretty boring but the theatre was magnificent, I took photos from inside a private box - the ...

... cold meats and watched our T.V. we found out after a day of nothing but Italian voice overs on the tube that the TV in the lobby of our hotel had some english channels. So Tony and I camped out in front of it and watched BBC and Fox news (the only channels in english) It was fun and we were glad to watch programs that we understood completly. The only other thing I really need to mention about Milan is Tonys Pantene Pro Ve commercial that he put on in the hotel room after ...

... cloths in the case. Its casing is a translucent glass, and its workings and valves are of tarnished pewter. I wonder if it still could play magic. The Lady Scala has made many friends along the way, as a patron of Milano, and she has housed many guests. She and her sister the Lady Duomo are strongly rooted in "Il Comune di Milano" and it is easy to see why. Who would not be drawn to these powerful time travelers?

... vacationers, and you are probably right. But there is a difference between an American travelling in say Thailand and some of the Americans you see in Italy. The former is fairly laid back and adapts to the place where they are, sometimes annoyingly so. The American in Italy is on a one to two week holiday and expects Italy to be just like America but with Italian food and the Coloseum. Kind of like Disneyland's "It's a Small World." They are amazed that Italians often speak only ...