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Our 6:00 p.m. Italian cooking class in Milan on Thursday was three subway stops away from the Duomo subway entrance nearest to our hotel.  Trying to find an address in a city that is over 2400 years old can be … Continue reading →

This morning after breakfast, we set our sights on visiting the main cathedral in Milan, or the Duomo.  We purchased tickets to gain entry which is guarded by automatic rifle carrying soldiers.  Upon entry into the cathedral, one is struck … Continue reading →

Today we set off for a day trip to the city of Florence.  We took the fast train from Milan to Florence, a 189 mile trip that took only one hour and 40 minutes to complete.  We reached speeds of … Continue reading →

The Wagnersons met each other at 6:00 a.m. in the lobby of our hotel for a quick walk through the rain to the subway station.  It was a 14-minute subway ride to Milano Centrale, the main train station in Milan.  … Continue reading →

On Monday we had a down day, with a lot of walking, talking and laughing.  We also learned a lot of stuff….stuff like 1) museums are closed on Mondays, 2) you have to pay to poop sometimes, unless you threaten … Continue reading →

They made it!  We were waiting out by the taxi drop when Doug and Barb made it here to Milan.  After a brief stop in their new room and some tequila that Doug brought with him from home, we descended…..after … Continue reading →

Sunday morning arrived in Milan all too early.  In fact, by the time we realized it was Sunday morning (around 10 a.m. here in Milan but 1 a.m. back home), our hotel breakfast room had closed.  We’ll chalk that one … Continue reading →

Flying due north out of Seattle, our Emirates flight would be crossing over the north pole.  Thanks to Rocky for that information who has taken this flight to Dubai several times.   As we were saying goodbye to little Ivy yesterday … Continue reading →

Reciting the Wagnerson travel motto “attitude is everything, enjoy the journey,” the two advance humming bird scouts left our hotel on the 6:30 am shuttle to the airport this morning to begin our 25 plus hour flight to Milan Italy.  … Continue reading →

John Denver sang a song, “Leaving on a Jet Plane” that starts out, “All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go.”  Those lyrics pretty much say it all for the four of us as our trip to Italy and … Continue reading →