Milano by dawn

After dropping off my girls at the airport I stayed another couple of days in Italy and wandered into Milan city center at 7 am. It's interesting to be the only tourist and hell the only person in town in one of the most overcrowded cities on Earth.

{the famous Dome of Milan}

{the most famous and luxurious shopping center of Milan, forgot the name...}

{Scala on the left (the building was very disappointing, I expected something grand)}

{there must have been some big design event going on, the square in front of the Scala was full of pink snails, a nice pop of color on a grey and rainy day for sure!}

xxx

Vacation in the Alps

So here is my summary of our last 10 days! Our week spent in Monterosa Italy was really great. My two best friends flew in from London and Paris and we had a fab time along with the misters. We snowboarded during the day, went to exquisite little spas during the evening and ate ourselves dead in traditional Italian bistros during the night.

{We had perfect sun most days and perfect fresh snow every day}

{We found the sweetest, most romantic Spa I've ever been to. It's a private place they rent out for small groups/couples. Jacuzzi, sauna, turkish bath, tropical showers, kneipp massage pool, relax area, tea bar... watching the sun set over the Alps on glass walls...what else do you need for perfect relaxation after a day of winter sports? It's called the 360 spa in Antagnod. Can you believe they don't have a website?

p.s that's my friend Sophie with her boyfriend :)}

{and after all the sports and spoils... Antipasti della casa - for one!}

{Fonduta - we were very close to Switzerland so the main dish (sorry this was still a starter) was cheese with cheese}

{My new favorite food - Panzerotti alla salsa di Noci (home made pasta filled with truffles in a creamy nut sauce) or they could call it the "How to gain 2kgs (5lbs) in 10 days" pasta}

{Limoncello... hmmmmm}

... AND NOW BACK TO LIFE, BACK TO REALITY...

Greetings from Italy!

Just got back home (from a 10 day snowboarding trip in Italy) full of experiences, bruises and memories and I can't wait to post all about it. :) Thank you for all the nice comments while I was away!!! This blogging thing starts to be waaaay too addictive! For now I need to sleep! :)
Ciao till tomorrow!!!
xxx

Gone snowboarding...

... and this is the first time i've ever said that! But tomorrow is my Birthday (i know Happy Birthday to me! :)) and what better way to celebrate than trying a new sport out. Ok, i did try it before, but that is a whole different story, which ended up with a lost snowboard, the rescue team "rescuing" me and turned out to be the mot expensive vacation  ever...  and afterall i did not spend more than 10 minutes on the board, Anyway BF says i have the "ideal body" for snowboarding so he invested in snowboarding gear (birthday and xmas present) and i invest in trying not to break myself! Wish me luck! I'll be in the Alps....

P.s: check out my skiing near Barcelona roundup!



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