Crowne Plaza Linate Milan

... a car would pass me the weight of the groceries would pull my bike to the left, into traffic, so I was gripping as hard as I could to stay balanced. I was so wobbly and moving as slow as possible without just tipping over, and my back was killing me by the time I finally made it home, and I was laughing out loud the whole time. I had to have looked absolutely crazy. Why don't people believe me when I say bikes are just not my thing??

... way that most people view it. I view it as busy, and very much like a big city, with their tall buildings and crazy traffic, I miss the conforts of the country, the ease of just walking around and not worrying about getting lost as there isn't much to get lost in, such a strange girl I am, born city girl, yet a country girl at heart)<br><br>Andrea took me back to his place, we chatted about the farm as he is a frequent flyer at Il Paretaio, and his ...

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... was a sight to see also....unmatched synergy of world's leading fashion designer label shops, eateries all in one, huge 4-way intersection shopping precinct, and all under cover of very high portico &amp; frescos!<br><br><br><br><br>Next stop was the sprawling Castella Sforzesco, where we took 45 minutes strolling around the welcoming fountain, and thru the expansive main &amp; side courtyards (Milan ...

... of boutiques, shops, etc, but for us, Changhi airport at Singapore has been the cleanest &amp; most inviting to while away a few hours in!<br><br>After another 6.5 hrs in the air, we finally touched down late at night in Milan, Italy!<br><br>No challenges with luggage, so we proceeded to our pre-planned meeting point for pickup by a (well)paid ...

... to push birdseed (to feed the pigeons) and string bracelets on us within a time span of a few minutes.   Now, we've been to our fair share of tourist attractions in Europe and street peddlers come with the territory, but we'd never been inundated like this. As we walked through the main thoroughfare, we spotted a large group of adolescents dressed in bright retro gear.  This was a perfect photo opportunity for Jay.  When ...

... English and says but she was just sitting there, oh man.....hahahah. so do the switch back to my original seat. eventually the guy in the middle leaves and the two Italian ladies are chatting and they start trying to talk to me and i think i am understanding some things like where are you going and asking the other lady where she is going so everyone is now looking to me to translate all of this.....then they talk amongst themselves and start pointing at my frog zipper pull and try ...

After Istanbul and Rome... even Venice looked dull .. so what do you say about Milan! <br><br>Though we did go to see the famous Leonardo Da Vince's Last Supper. For the nerds likes me, let me tell you that the painting is not on a canvas but on the wall of the church (don't remember the name of the church) ... the experience was Wow... it almost felt that you were having dinner with Jesus and his group .. its costs about 25Euro per person ...

... place, I still conquered a goal of ordering meals in Italian. At McDonald's, so far, the only thing that tastes like American McDonald's is the fish sandwich. The chicken has a strange quality to it, not horrendous, but different. As for the beef, I have not had fast-food beef since last March when my dear friend Zina told me about potential fecal counts in burger meat at fast food places. She knows the best way to motivate/inspire me to quit a bad habit, such as ...

... ya. There is also a tiled bull on the floor and you get good luck if you rub it's worn away testicles with your foot. There was always a big crowd around it we went there so we gave the rubbing a miss. Then we walked over to the town castle which was free to get in, yay. Behind the castle is a lovely park land, so we decided to sit down and rest for a bit. There must have been a whole of pollen in the air because soon after we left the ...