Italy 🇮🇹 2024

Well, it had to happen...the trip was going too perfectly. I had booked a tour to see The Duomo, La Scala Opera House, the Sforza castle and some other place I can't remember. I have been on 2 Viator tours and LOVED them. I realized today that Viator does not do the tours, they are just a portal to local guides. Viator sent me on a wild goose chase with wrong GPS coordinates and by the time their support contacted me with the correct meeting place, I was 2 min. late and they were nowhere to be seen. Goodbye $168.00 and goodbye Viator. No refund from them or the tour co. I did walk 13000+ steps to and from the Sforza Castle on my own, and on that wild goose chase. I ended up having a relaxing day after getting some laundry done. Have I said how much I love the Metro Station?! So easy to get where I need to go! I returned and ate at a restaurant near the Duomo. I should have skipped it. They charged a $10.00 "table fee" and $11.00 for tap water "naturale" ! The tiny pasta dish was meal was meh, and cost $40, and one glass of Chianti was $20. I will be bringing my water bottle to restaurants from now on, and will buy a bottle of wine somewhere else and drink AFTER my dinner from now on!Okumaya devam et