If you had watched the news there had been big snow storms across the Northern hemisphere and Milan had been completely snowed in. By the time we arrived; which was over a week later there wasn't much left just a few huge dirty piles.
We were a bit awestruck at how much Milan was like Gotham city, Batman's hometown. Very dark and Gothic and there's a grimness about it, and we really didn't love it as much as we loved the other places we'd toured.
We did the gratuitous walk down the streets where the designers have their original stores. There was the cutest little pink and orange Prada handbag for only $4,500 euros. Russell spent the rest of the day having sharp stabbing pains to his wallet and muttering to himself "$4 and a half grand...one handbag...you've got to be kidding..."
(Actually for those of you who know Russ well it was "You've gotta be FFFFnng kidding me")
I think that floored him and I doubt there be grumbles anymore about how I shop. He is so lucky!!!It was nice to look and I have to say I'm proud that i'm not a fashionista and so I happily joined all the other ladies at the markets where the same handbags as Knock offs were only $5 euro.( I came home with 9 new handbags and I'm as happy as a clam)
There were crafts and trinkets and bits and bobs that we stuffed into the suitcases somehow. The weight of the suitcases was an issue and by the time we left Milan we had dumped clothes and only had the warm clothes we were wearing to get ourselves to Singapore. Glad we did because we shopped again in Singapore ( ha ha)
Our ride to the airport was an absolute delight. We had had to change Hotels for our second night and although they were close; the thought of trudging our bags through snowy slush was too much and we ordered a taxi. Our driver Esther was the loveliest lady and so instead of doing the Malpensa express to the airport the next day we arranged for her to take us for a nice flat rate.
I'm so glad she did as she was the nicest lady and for the 45 minutes we were in her cab it felt like we were being dropped off by family...we had so much in common and chattered the whole way like we were the oldest friends. We arrived at the airport with the Swiss Alps in the distance and hoisted our bags from the bags of the taxi and then Esther gave us both the biggest hug and kiss on each cheek and wished us the warmest of farewells, i got a little overcome...it was like our own personal farewell from Italy and we felt that "Italy" was really going to miss us too. I can count about a dozen people that we had met that I know we would be friends with; if we lived there. Of all the people we met, Esther especially was someone we clicked with. I still have her mobile and think I may text her a thank you...maybe she'd like an Australian penpal???
Then it was time for the nightmare that is overnight flights...so much worse going in the other direction...but more of that tomorrow.
Ciao Ciao
Linda Boombah
PS Check out the white Gumboots...can you believe it???? And they think we're bogans???
1 comment:
i did like the orange little number though ... and the other ones too...very nice...see you soon i hope x
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