Woke up early after running to the loo all night. Tummy is still very quezy and I am anlittlenconcerned as I am heading into the Duomo this morning. No brekkie we'll see how the tummy travels. Went to the Duomo without incident - I have never been there and had the time to just sit and wineries at the architecture and beauty of this church. I have been there a number ofttimes now but view it through different eyes each time. I was sitting enjoying the silence wh...

The day started with a casual walk in the park. Mauro came to pick me up and we went to the Parco Nord, the biggest park in Milan - it is about 30 km around. We also visited the public velodrome that is part of the park - interesting idea! We then walked to Paolo's place and had lunch - lasagna, stewed pork and formaggio. Bloated. Everyone went for a rest and I sat on the couch and also had a little siesta. Daniele arrived and he took me on the public transport...

The day started with a casual walk in the park. Mauro came to pick me up and we went to the Parco Nord, the biggest park in Milan - it is about 30 km around. We also visited the public velodrome that is part of the park - interesting idea! We then walked to Paolo's place and had lunch - lasagna, stewed pork and formaggio. Bloated. Everyone went for a rest and I sat on the couch and also had a little siesta. Daniele arrived and he took me on the public transport...

Woke up bright and early and prepared for the day. Mauro is picking me up at 10.00 and we will walk to Paolo's place for lunch. Daniele will then take me into town.

We were Both up Early and showered before going down to breakfast in the restaurant. We then packed up and took the shuttle to the airport whee we went through all the rigmarole of going through immigration etc. We finally boarded the plane after a little duty free shopping and I am typing this about 25,000 feet and about three hours into the flight. We are due to arrive in Milan at about 2.00 pm. This solves NLT hotel problem!! We arrived at about 1.30 pm at Ma...