Milan - Day One...

(If you haven't read about the first evening, then go and do so because this is a continuation...)

So, back to it. After having had a few hours sleep, we woke up and called our new pals to arrange the day trip to Lake Como, which is about an hour away from Milan. 

MJ and I caught a tram into town and had some pastry delights and coffee, and then met the two R's (Rom Rom) outside the train station and they led the way. The train journey mainly consisted of MJ and I having a catch up and entertaining the two boys who were feeling a little worse for wear because they had had quite a bit to drink last night. We arrived in Como to see the weather not too dissimilar from Milan - wet. 

Here are some snaps of the place...

I'm sure that was a picture overload, but oh well. After exploring the small town near the lake we headed back to Milan and had a regroup at the place we were staying. MJ and I decided that it was about time to head into the centre of Milan - which we hadn't done yet, so asked for advice on an authentic Italian and headed in pursuit of that.

Upon arrival, we walked up the steps from the metro to be greeted with this view...

This was breathtaking and so unexpected that it was awesome. After plenty of gawping, we went into the main arcade alongside the duomo and had a choice of restaurants. This arcade was gorgeous and I got a bit snap happy...

We decided upon a restaurant and MJ got her much coveted risotto and all was good. After dinner we grabbed a gelato, despite how cold it was, and had a wander around the streets. It was such a lovely day.

Stay tuned for Day Two.

Enjoy,
SRJ