Month December 2017
Almost since the start of our adventure five months ago, Greg and I had been thinking about spending Christmas somewhere in the mountains among the snow. It was what we’d been dreaming of – un bianco Natale – and here in the… Continue Reading →
Wherever in the world you are today, know that you are in our hearts. We hope your Christmas Day is filled with love, happiness and lots of fun. Gayle and Greg
So we’ve left Milan behind now and headed east again, this time up into the Dolomite mountains where we’ll spend Christmas. Trentino-Alto Adige, or South Tyrol, is the region in Italy’s far north that borders Austria and Switzerland. Up here… Continue Reading →
Tradition has it that when Pope Pius IV’s envoy arrived in Milan in 1510, children shouted with joy at the sight of the gifts he’d brought. Cries of ‘Oh Beautiful! Oh Beautiful!‘ – in the local Milanese dialect – are said to… Continue Reading →
Milan’s Duomo is a massive marbled structure that has dominated the city centre for almost 600 years. It is the world’s largest Gothic cathedral and the third largest of all churches. Construction of the Duomo began in 1386, but the… Continue Reading →
Last night we went to the footy to see the Red and Blacks dominate the opposition. No, it wasn’t Greg’s beloved Bombers and it certainly wasn’t AFL. But it was AC Milan v Bologna, at San Siro stadium, under lights and… Continue Reading →
Before we arrived in Milan we were expecting it to be a cold, grey city with a lot of expensive shops and not much else. Certainly it’s cold – it is winter after all – and every major international brand-name… Continue Reading →
Peak hour at the coffee shop; it’s a scene I know you’re familiar with. There’s a queue of busy people waiting to place their coffee orders, and a bigger group of even busier people (you know this because everyone has… Continue Reading →