I love Italy

Yes, there are some of you who complained about Italy.. but I am so glad that everytime I got to experience the best of this country and I can’t help falling in love with the place and the people here!

The story began with G, a wonderful Italian classmate of mine, who invited me to join her for a new year party in Venice. I will upload some pictures soon… but to quickly summarize – Venice had always been amazing, but it is more so when all the tourists had gone home. On the new year’s day, I was strolling along the city and it was gently wrapped in mist. It was a bit chilly, but you felt like accidentally trespassing into an artist’s (maybe Raphel’s since he’s Italiano lol) dream.

Staying in Venice over night is like a dream come true; contrary to most tour books, I highly recommend visiting the city during the new year. Of course, do pack light! I hate carrying the luggages up and down the stairs. Luckily, the boyfriend of G was very nice He has been helping me with them…
So Mona, yes, women should be independent, but it’s always nice to have someone taking care of you.

Well then I am here in Milan, I am really pleased with the BnB. Since I managed to scrape some promotion code online, the hostel only cost 76 euro for two nights. I have the cheapest option so that the bathroom is external, but if you’re willing to pay more you can have the ensuite room as well. It is immaculately clean and cozy, small in terms of number of rooms but the room size is very reasonable.

I am also very impressed with milan’s public transport system! So efficient and amazingly cheap (4.8 euro for TWO DAYS throughout buses, trams and subway), which makes me not want to go back to London!

Last but not least – The food is amazing, as always! Mangato Molto! I went to a little Naviglio Grande, which is a little Canal with lots of cute cafes and restaurants. Also a lot of cool independent designer shops. I love it, especially when the Duomo area is completely globalized – man, why do we need two H & Ms within like, 100 metres?

Okay that’s a long entry, but I am really happy to share this travelogue with you. Take care and hope you had a great new year as well.

PS: Thanks G, this blog entry is dedicated to the Vaccari family! xxx