No rush this morning, we're planning to visit the fort Castello Sforzesco and it opens only at ten. We're up before seven, have some leftover olive bread and meats/cheeses from yesterday. I try the Ethiopia blend of coffee this morning and I like it a bit better than the Cioccolatino, less bitter. I still don't… Continue reading Castello Sforzesco
Since the planning committee found out yesterday that the duomo is closed on Wednesday, it's a must do this morning. We have tickets for the fast track elevator at 10, a gastronomical lunch reservation at 12:30 and no set plans for afterwards. We get up around seven and walk to the Esselunga supermarket for breakfast… Continue reading A bit of everything
Up at seven! More accurately: alarm at seven, but up at six thirty! The thunder and rain have continued through the night, but right now it's more or less dry. We walk to a bakery half a kilometer away, in the hope that it's open and that it has something that we might consider breakfast.… Continue reading Working around the weather
Up at 6:30, packed and ready to go at 7. I'll skip breakfast as usual, I refill my water bottles and can have something from my snack bag when I get hungry. I ask the receptionist what was up with all the late arrivals and she explains there was a beer festival nearby, that explains..… Continue reading To Milan – part 2
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