Milano

Finally, the long awaited photos of my Italy trip!

Let me start with Milano, the second largest city in Italy.

We stayed in NH Concordia Hotel, another hotel that doesn't provide kettle in the room. Why I say this? Simply because all the hotels (except Novotel in Rome) doesn't have kettle in their rooms. And they do not provide mineral water and water dispenser. Even it was below 10 degree celcius, I had no choice but to drink the cold mineral water that we bought from convenience store.

Hotel lobby. Love the contemporary design of the hotel

This hotel is very new and what I love most is the free wifi in the room

My outfit for my shopping day in Milan.

Piazza del Duomo (Milan Cathedral), the landmark of Milan.

What a clear and bright day!

Marvelous architecture

Inside the Cathedral. Entrance to this Cathedral is free!

This is so impressive and beautiful!

The back of Duomo

Love the blue blue sky!!!

After visiting the Cathedral, it's finally SHOPPING TIME!

Interior view of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a high-end shopping mall near Duomo.

Branded stuffs are not to be missed when you travel to Europe! And I got myself a LV bag that costs me a bomb! Would I get bored of this bag after 3 months?

Bicycles for rent.

Can you see the white color small statue at the right? That's a guy with body paints and clothing to make himself a living statue. When people approach him for photos, he would then ask for money. It's not easy to make a living in Europe after the subprime mortgage crisis.

MCD. We went in and planned to have out lunch here but too bad, the queue started at the entrance and eventually we gave up.

Leonardo Da Vinci Statue

The mosaic inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II has a bull and you will see it's surrounded by tourists. The tradition goes that placing your right heel on the bull’s balls and then turn on yourself three times, brings good luck.

And this is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II at night.












Duomo at night

That's all for now! It's time to pack for my Taiwan trip!