OUR BELOVED MILANO

We have had some great views from our rooms on

this trip, a rainbow, the beautiful sea, olive groves,

and here in Milano it is snow.

Milano, I use the Italian spelling because I think it

sounds so much better.  In fact all the cities sound better

in the Italian.  Roma instead of Rome, Napoli instead

of Naples.  Milano is very special for us for many

reasons.  It was our first introduction to Italy in

2001 where we saw our first Duomo.

It is a wonderful place to walk and explore the

great buildings

Pecks is somewhere we always visit

It is a food emporium unlike anything we had

experienced before.  Your greeted by this

chocolate sculpture in the windows as you enter.

This is entirely of chocolate

Everything here is the best, ingredients and

display.  They have the most beautiful

prepayed food, like this stuffed lobster

beautiful mussels

I think this customer had the biggest smile on

their face

After that you need to go back to the simpler side

of Milano

flower shop

roasted chestnuts

For the month of December they cover

all the street cars with lights.  It was

very magical standing on the street

and seeing one go by.

Just a few reasons I like MILANO.