Milan

It's official. I'm getting old. I can't do anything about it either. I tried like amending my y'know vocabulary. Innit, and I bought jeans that clearly required the support of a belt but then, this is how crazy I am, I didn't wear a belt. Everyone could see my pants. I quickly realised that my Tim Westwood impression was best kept only to be seen at a specifically themed fancy dress party, turned up the volume on 'The Today Program' on Radio Four because the pips were playing and that means there'll be news, and accepted my daily trundle towards my thirtieth birthday with only the fact that the FTSE had regained a few points to cheer me ...  Read the complete review

I travelled to Milan in the December of 2001 with my Dad and Brother for a spot of pre Christmas football watching. The mighty Ipswich Town were in the UEFA Cup and had been drawn against Inter Milan, far too good an opportunity for three die-hard fans to miss. As it turns out the football was a disappointment, (Ipswich lost 4-1 for those who are interested), but the city of Milan was a vibrant metropolis that I enjoyed immensely. We booked an all-inclusive package for £399 each that included flights, transfers, 1 night in a 3 star hotel and a ticket for the football. We flew from London Stanstead to Milans Malpensa Airport. Our departure was delayed by a ...  Read the complete review

A short summary This is a travelogue about the trip that my wife, Nikki, and I took to Italy (Milan and Venice) in the period from June 7th to June 14th 2003. We spent the first 3 nights in Milan and then we took the train to Venice - where we stayed for 4 nights before returning home to Norway (via Milan). The trip report is divided into two pages. This page will focus on our stay in Milan. PLease check out a seperate review for the stay in Venice. I have also posted pictures from the trip on my personal homepage http://gardkarlsen.com. Prelude For a few years we have been talking about going to a European destination again and we had planned on ...  Read the complete review

Milan is the capital of the Lombardia region. It is located in the North of Italy, near the Alps in the Pianura Padana. It was built even before the Roman Empire and for this reason the Comune di Milano has been trying to enrich culture, art, music and drama. Not all tourists stop there, in fact many people simply decide to stop in Naples, Rome, Florence and Venice. I do think that Milan is a city to visit, even for a short week-end. It is a city that has something for everyone. There is the Scala for the lovers of classic music. There is the Meazza stadium, mostly known as San Siro for the area it is located in, for the football lovers. There are plenty of ...  Read the complete review

Milan is well known around the world as a business city but if you walk around you can find a lot of interesting places for sightseeing. First of all the well know place: DUOMO is the main curch in Milan located in a large square. Is a gothic style construction with a lot of pinnacle on its roof. On the topo of the highest pinnacle stand a gold plated statue of Maria, the Jesus Christi mother, that the ??milanesi?? call ??Madonnina?? and has been elected protector of the city. Inside the curch you can see a lot of old paints as well as the treasure consisting in gold tumblers and crosses. This curch was built in 200 ...  Read the complete review