There’s not really much to say about Milan, as I managed to get sick there. We were only there for a few days, sort of as a stopping point between Rome and France. The original plan was to commence our drive from here, but the car rental companies don’t like you picking up a car in one country and leaving it in another, and they also don’t miss an opportunity to charge you for something.
When we arrived, we felt like an early dinner, but found this was impossible. Restaurants in Milan open for dinner no earlier than about 7:00pm, and sometimes as late as 8:30pm. We walked what seemed like half way to Paris looking for somewhere that was open before heading back to the hotel, only to leave later.
Rose decided to do some shopping in Milan, but her comically small feet betrayed her again. Rose really does struggle to find shoes that fit her, and this was no exception. She had to leave a very nice pair of red shoes at the shoe shop because they were too big.
There’s not too much to do in Milan unless you are there to shop, and you have sufficient cash reserves. The Last Supper by Da Vinci is here, but I only learned this half way through our time in Milan, and by the time we turned up we found that the rest of the day was booked out as they only let 25 people in every 15 minutes. Ah, well.
I managed to purchase a Torres top for our Liverpool excursion. This seemed to be a bad omen as Torres himself immediately went in for season ending knee surgery.
The cathedral in Milan has a marble exterior which makes it look very different to most Italian cathedrals, and the city has the highest density of Dolce & Gabbana’s stores anywhere in the world.
Other than that, we left Milan after a couple of days where I attempted to get plenty of rest. The highlight was probably seeing Torres score a double as Liverpool beat Benfica in the Europa League. It was Torres’ last appearance for the season for the Reds.
The train trip to Ventimiglia was picturesque, and we got off there to change to a French train to cross the border and get to Nice.
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