Today was reserved mainly to view the cathedral in the centre of Milan, one of the most magnificent structures developed during the second 1000 years BC. The importance of this structure transcends its primary purpose, and for centuries has driven the economy of Milan. Right from the beginning of this building when the decision was made to construct this structure from marble quarried hundreds of kilometres away, in the Lake District, the economic decisions made ...

Today we left the lovely lake town of Varenna and travelled an hour on the local train to Milan. Before we left we took one last walk along the lake around to the Cipressi Villa gardens, and stopped off at Hotel Du Luc for a coffee (or water in Rs case), and chocolate cake. The weather when we started walking was freezing and raining, with fresh snow showing up on the tops on the southern end of the lake, with cold cloud hovering around the peaks. The northern pa...