Parco Solari

Day 1
Keep right, look right. That will keep me from bumping into others, and basically, keep me alive. I realised that as a vespa scooter and I almost became too acquainted.

After having the fastest check in, at 3.45pm, of any airbnb apartment, Grace and I walked to Navigli. Navigli is a system of network of canals used in 12th and 13th medieval Milan. Today, a gentrified area has developed around the only 2 canals that remain. We went there for dinner, but after a stroll around, we fled the overpriced tourist dominated area, back towards our apartment in Sant Ambrogio. We did hear the beautiful ringing of bells from a church hidden behind an enormous, and I mean gigantic, billboard for Calvin Klein underwear.

During our transit in Dubai, Grace and I subscribed to The Fork, a website that offers reviews of restaurants, discounts, and points for booking through them. Much like Dimmi in Australia. When we got closer to our apartment, we opened the app to search for "nearby restaurants". We found Posta Cucina Espressa. What a delightful first meal. We arrived an hour before the kitchen opened at 7.30pm, but the very friendly waiter welcomed us in and hurried the kitchen staff to cater for an early dinner for us. He had just returned from 2 years in Australia, and offered to be our personal Google translate. He lived up to the offer when he translated not only the menu, but also the 7 sms Vodafone sent after being connected to Italy Vodafone. The food was fresh and flavoursome, with the calamari and buffalo mozzarella my favourite.

We congratulated ourselves for staying up as we tumbled into bed shortly after 9pm, 2am Perth-body time.Read more