Hotel La Spezia Milan

This whole entry is dedicated to the 13 hour train ride I had to take from Barcelona to Milan.  It departed Barcelona at 8 am.  The first leg traveled from Barcelona to Montpellier, all along the coast of northern Spain and Southern France.  As we curved around the fingers of the French riviera, my jaw was dropped in awe.  Little houses perched on the side of the cliffs over looked the water.  At one point our train stopped in a small town near the border of ...

Aujourd'hui fut la plus froide des journee en italie jusqu'a present. nous avons visiter milan. une grande ville qui n'a pas autant d'eclat que les petites villes que nous avons vue jusqu'a presentl, Il y a l a cathedrale(duomo) qui est tres impresionnante, le chateau tres bien conserver et un cimetiere immense ou tous sont inhume dans des ...

... from the point there though which was cool.
Ferry back from Belaggio to Como was a lot quicker (and more expensive) and had some great views of the various places around the lake.

Back in Milan that night discovered the happy hour buffets that I'd read about - 6 Euro for a drink and all you can eat.

Buffet is nothing special, but ...

... even after all of the churches I've seen on this trip.
Went to the famous La Scala, but we couldn't go inside as they werehaving a rehearsal at the time and unlike the Vienna Opera House couldn't get cheap standing tickets for a performance and wander freely around the inside at the same time.

Wandered around town and stopped at what turned out to ...

... Eight or nine stops later and we walk out of the metro stop to the most magnificent square in the centre of Milan. The Duomo, is the second largest cathedral in the world and its beauty captivates you the second you see it - it is the most impressive structure, but the square is lined with wonderful architecture on all sides.   You can climb up onto the roof of the Duomo, this was a must for me and John. Alex has been up many times before so we agree to meet up an hour ...

... get it and you have to book in advance (Just call them)

Strong reco ... it you are in Milan plan to watch a football match. Otherwise headout to a lake nearby in Alps and stay there for the night.

If none of this is possible, than please go to Milan before you head anywhere else in italy.It will make the trip better and more worthwhile.

Hey... note all of above is subject to you not going to Milan for shopping...

... trying to find some live music, but didn' t luck out. We did, however, have to stop at a crepe shop because Al and I have wanted to split one for a long time. We got a Nutella (which is a chocolate-hazelnut spread) and Banana crepe and it was delicious. Anything with Nutella is going to be good though! Sunday was another cold and cloudy day, but we still wanted to go to Lake Como. We picked Simone up again and started out little ...

... Ohmigosh. The gnocci was the best gnocci I have ever had. I've never even had gnocci it was so much better, it was amazing. Jay ended up with this pork, which was prepared in this very light looked like a butter wine sauce, and it was also delicious. Yum yum. Anyway, I got distracted, Ice Bar. We decide that, even though this stupid ice bar is like nowhere near the metro or anyplace else we've been, we're going to get dressed and go out there ...

... aren't being friendly will suddenly give you a wink. It's cool. And the women outside of Milan are hot. Everyone's really animated and over the top. I've seen a lot of heated arguments in the streets and train stations and its cool. But this peak season travel is a joke. What's the point in backpacking if you have to make solid plans? I'll do Europe some January or February or something. Sometime when you don't have to book a month in advance to see a painting.

... spaces, and we will have an overview about technical solutions and development of an exhibition space.
The second phase is the actual project. We have to take the space allotted for our exhibition and in the end present sketches, computer drawings, renderings, animation, and a model with four presentation boards: concept, scheme layout, communication, final project. We divided ourselves up into four groups of three.
Anyway, Tuesday was such a long ...