Ripamonti Due Milan

... 8230;&#8217;we are doing what right now!?!?&#8217; Or was it to give my mind a break from the all<br>encompassing view. I cannot do it justice. <br>If I hadn&#8217;t felt so rushed to make it to my next destination I would have considered staying longer. As I meet some amazing people. Sitting in our apartment at night, three Aussies, one American, a German fellow, and I, the token Canadian doing the round robin of sharing our stories while nursing a bottle ...

... waited for the other two, John showed up, then Meghan. We walked out, intending on going to the city center but we were so absorbed in catching up on our lives that I don't have any idea if we started in the right direction. I would like to point out at this time that the city center is not very near the train station, most people take a subway. I'm glad we walked, we saw many interesting buildings, but at about this time I realized that ...

After a light breakfast, we walked 10 minutes to Stazione Centrale (main train station &amp; transit hub), &amp; caught a hop-on, hop-off bus for a morning tour around Milan.<br><br><br><br><br>Spent about an hour at the magnificent Duomo, taking a brief walk around, thru &amp; on top of the huge building! <br><br><br><br><br>The surrounding Piazza and adjacent, commanding 'Galleria Vittorio Emmanuel ...

departed Brisbane on time, then 7 hrs to Singapore for a well-earned 1 hr stretch of the legs while the plane was refuelled.....then a further 7 hrs to Dubai where we had another welcome 4 hr break between flying.<br>Partook in some local 'culture' by feasting on a McDonalds "McArabian Chicken Burger" (see photo).<br><br>Amazing terminal with ...

... of interesting hidden meanings in the fresco which I won't bore you with, but we found fascinating as art and history fans. We appreciated all 15 minutes we had in the chapel to view this art treasure. From Neyoli's perspective, she wanted out after 3 minutes! She was tired and jetlagged so we did our best to keep her distracted, tag-team style so one of us could look at the fresco. We kept a jetlagged toddler going by ...

... and I saw as we emerged from Milan Central station was not a pasta-pizzeria restaurant.It was this ...

... get it and you have to book in advance (Just call them)<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Hey... note all of above is subject to you not going to Milan for shopping... <br>

... and fires a shot toward the goal. The last defender lunges and saves the ball with a combination of his head and his forearm. You can't do that - penalty. Plus, red card. After 5 minutes of Parma player theatrics and arguements with the referee, Ibra takes his penalties scored count for the season from 5 to 6. Game on. Inter are back in it. It's 2-2, and into added time. Forza Inter! C'mon Inter! Only 3 minutes. Parma player ...

... Snoopys in Minnesota and pandas in D.C.). Next to the glass-enclosed mall, we found the Piazza La Scala and the Teatro La Scala. We walked to the Duomo, only to find that we'd be denied entry for our inappropriate attire (i.e., shorts). As we walked through the Piazza del Duomo, we heard some loud music on a nearby street. We followed it, finding a crowd of revelers catching what appeared to be tickets thrown from a large float. We got closer and realized ...

... tiny sink, medicine cabinet, and various cubby-holes in the car, including one which contained a chamber pot. (Combined reaction: "Ew.") After forty minutes of trying all of the light switches, the train definitely getting underway, and a short investigative walk down to the corridor to see if anyone else's lights worked yet, I discovered we were the only people without light. I popped into our next door neighbor's cabin to see if perhaps we were doing something wrong ...