The Westin Palace Milan

... , Paul, to share our compartment with. Have some good conversation and he's fun to chat with. We arrive in Milan at 2:00pm and our hotel, the Westin- (yes, staying in style!) is right down the street, which is a good thing since D's suitcase is ...

... retirement budget, we didn't partake of the shopping there (all high-end designers) but loved the surroundings. The lasting impression of Milan is the congestion in the streets - we have never seen so many cars and scooters (Vespa-type) all contending ...

... Polo airport for a RAC.  No hassles at Avis and it's off to Milan in our KIA phone booth. Arrive  at the Westin Grand Palace Milan, thanks to sweet Gio's voice inside  the Garmin. Big city, crazy people, and driving is a test of ...

... is spent wandering the streets and the metro and visiting happy hours. Part of the time we are lost but hey, we are lost in Milan! We pass Leonardo DaVinci's home and many churches in the dark. A final walk back to out hotel at a very late ...

... . I walked back to the hotel via the Amerigo Vespucci Bridge, turning right and heading through the Piazza Ognissanti, giving the Westin Excelsior a sideways glance as I went by, never imagining I would ever be able to stay there someday. Then right on ...

Since I was flying Alitalia to Athens, I could not resist taking a few days in Milan. I checked in at the Westin Palace in the Piazza Republica. I spent a day taking in the major sights including Il Duomo (reputed to be the third largest cathedral), ...