Italy was one of the few countries we didn't get to in our first year in Dublin. We decided to rectify this egregious omission by taking a city break to Milan. We arrived at Milan's airport and I was shocked to see a coffee vending machine... I can't imagine the quality lives up to Italian expectations.
We rode the bus to the city centre train station and took a short walk to get our bearings. We chanced upon a Saturday market on Via Bernadetto Marcello selling an eclectic mix of items including olives......clothing...
Fruits and vegetables...
...flowers...
...seafood...
...fowl (alive)...
...fowl for dinner...
...and pooches...pooches? Check out the little fuzz ball I found in a bin of cheap t-shirts.
We stopped at Pizzeria Spontini for two heavenly deep dish slices dripping with mozzarella and a glass of red wine.
We walked off lunch en route to our hotel passing a greener side of Milan showcased by this well coiffed roof.We soon arrived at Hotel Berna not far from the Central Train Station, dropped off our stuff, and continued our explorations.