I've got a golden ticket! Well, not really, but they will
save €55 today so that's
pretty good.
Set off this morning about 06:30,
to be on the safe side
Nice to actually see
something of Monza
Peek-a-boo
Monza's own 'duomo'
The fabled Monza bus depot
It's not Formula1 but I'm happy
Note here they've gone for trinity emergency
grouping rather than the oft-used
'bohemian-rhapsody' formation
Lunch is camp chicken
The training's finished, and the exam is early
(although they did work until 18:30 last night)
so people can catch flights.
I catch the z321 to Monza
I catch the train allegedly to Milano Centrale
, but it stops at the other main station,
so I get the metro to the Duomo,
and what do you know? the
roof terrace is now
open, as I hoped.
I'm up!
Great views
Down below
Sunset in Milan - epic
Better view of spire and
Madonnina from here
Say cheese, random people
almost works
That crazy Torre Delasca again
Ah - Freddie et al are
remembered here, too
So it's not a cafe, but a meeting room,
which is great, if anyone can
concentrate with all this
splendour around
Yes, it's me.
And a shiny.
Through the...complicated window
So much detail
This is Milan's equivalent of Harrods
That mall again
A very special shop
...as you can see
...but not taste from here.
Note the GIANT panettone,
top right
The smell of chocolate was incredible.
Bought one selection bag, and left.
I dodge trams (not really) on my way
back to the metro
Look! The map tells you where the
OTHER MAP is, like some
adventure game
Second time lucky, too, at the stitching shop
They didn't have lots of cross-stitch stuff,
but a few, and some were Italian.
Helpfully, one of the two
ladies was English :)
I pop into the Meat-ing Place for dinner
An apple-spritzer - wonder if that's
like an Apple-tini a la Scrubs?
Bread and something red and green
The red is nice, whatever it is.
A bit salsa-ish
Meat and tomatoes and olives
Triple taster starter
I'm having Milanesitas in Milan - result!
(bit like schnitzel)
I consider - back to the hotel, or have
a look at the remaining tower,
Torre Brancha?
What am I thinking? I head for the
tower, noticing the Castello is
now nicely illuminated.
Looks like a giant tower birthday cake.
Now THERE's an idea!
Ice creams! But it's late, and cold,
and I don't need one
Back to the Duomo for a last look before
getting the metro from there
And the mall, of course
This is what Milano Centrale looks like
around 22:45
I want to take you to a Self Bar
Fountain near Monza station
Some kind of statue, which I
completely fail to recognise
in the darkness
Back towards the hotel.
It's been a very good day
