Forgot to say: I saw a GIANT crab (made of ceramic) today and got some pictures. It was so big, if it was alive you could ride on it! (If it didn't eat you up, it didn't look like a very friendly crab.) Also, I have a great picture of an elephant! Miss you lots! Hugs!

Busy, busy day in Milano. We went to Castello Sforzesca (Sue and Jen walked, the rest went in a taxi so Anna wouldn't have to walk so far) and saw lots. (Too much to write in the time I have on the public computer but if you search for sites in Milan it will come up!) Then we walked down Via Dante and had a great lunch at the Cafe Magnifico, whi...

Everyone got a good night's sleep (we all finally dragged ourselves out of bed about 9 am local time) and we caught the (very tail end) of breakfast in the hotel. Croissants and rolls with a soft cheese or jelly or butter or Nutella (I did warn Paul ahead of time since it has nuts in it), hard boiled eggs and sliced ham, American coffee and tea....

Nathan says: First of all, I have to get something off my chest: Never ever ever book anything through hotels-search-engine.org. Here's the story of our first major travel hiccup (except for the Auckland Airport fiasco, of course). We get into Milan at about 9pm, having spent the day walking around the beautiful coastline of the Cinque Terre, fe...