Category Archives: Milan 2018

Mirinda had to attend a work thing in Milan so, naturally, I tagged along. We wound up staying a few more days.

And home we go

Sorry Monali, I meant to photograph my breakfast but I ate it. As usual, on holiday, we were up early, packed and ready to roll by 8:30am. We caught a taxi to Linate Airport and joined a queue to check-in. … Continue reading

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Milan smells like jasmine

Today we visited an amazing house after wandering around an equally amazing shopping precinct not far from our hotel. And it was the hottest day so far this trip. The temperature tripped over the 30 degree mark. The shopping precinct … Continue reading

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When design beats utility

After the excitement of yesterday’s trip to the lake, we decided today we’d go for a walk in the park. It wasn’t just any park though, it was the Parco Sempione within which one can find an arena, a castle, … Continue reading

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Changes of table can’t be effected

Lake Maggiore is not that far from Milan. It’s to the north and is one of the Big Three lakes. We’ve been to Lake Como (and loved it), we have yet to go to Lake Garda and now we’ve been … Continue reading

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Quick dissolving sugar

This post needs a couple of sub-titles. As well as ‘Quick dissolving sugar’ it also needs to be ‘The day we changed hotels’ and ‘The day Gaz deleted his photos.’ Still, let’s keep it with ‘Quick dissolving sugar’ because I … Continue reading

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Gaz Day II

Mirinda had her presentation to the board today (the actual reason we’re in Milan) so I set off for all the things my wife finds boring when indulged in for too long. My first stop was to be the National … Continue reading

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Caution your blast

An early start saw us board the DLR for the pain free trip to London City Airport. This marked the first time for Mirinda. If we do have our few months in France, she’ll be doing it regularly so it’s … Continue reading

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