Weekend in Milano

Here I am in Milan- the city of fashion. I have to honestly say that I prefer Rome and Florence more than Milan. There's not much culture here or much to see other than "The Last Supper" painting by Leonardo Di Vinci (tickets were sold out - u really need to get them in advance or join a tour) or Duomo. Milan is truly a City of shopping. I felt the pressure of buying a nice designer bag but held back because I didn't NEED one. The food was meh - I think I enjoyed food in the South better. I did do a lot of research of places of eat and some things I ate I could've easily found a better place in NYC but that's just my opinion.

Pictures -

Santa Maria della Grazie holds "The Last Supper" painting by Leonardo Di Vinci. I got here at 11AM and tickets were already sold out. Like I stated previously - join a tour or buy tickets days in advance.

Santa Maria della Grazie church

The streets are so quaint .. I love it! This is how I imagined how Italy would look like instead of a big shopping center filled with lots of stores and malls

Sforza Castle -

 Duomo

 Inside the church

 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Now onto the good stuff .. FOOD!

Luini - It's like a calzone. fried dough with sweet or savory goodness inside.

 

Spinach and Ricotta Cheese

Tomato and Mozzarella - Recommended

Croquette - good but cold

 

  Across the street from Luini there's a gelato place. I got the Pistachio & Vanilla with Chocolate Chips. Not bad

Dinner - Piazza Repubblica

 Stuffed Calamari (left) - REALLY GOOD!

 Mash Potatoes with egg yolk in the middle and white truffle shavings on top (apparently October is white truffle season so they have a whole menu dedicated to white truffles)

Milanese Risotto - I felt the risotto was not really cooked (it was still hard)

Random -

Pretty Awesome - fresh squeezed orange juice vending machine in the train stations

Random restaurant for lunch. Fried Sea bass with Mediterranean Sauce - meh

 Breakfast - Random cafe - shrimp with lettuce and tomatoes on squid ink bread

Breakfast - panini YUM

Dinner near the Canal -El Brellin

 Fried Zucchini with Prosciutto

 Small bottle of white wine (they don't serve glass) 11 euros

Homemade squid ink pasta

A far walk to the "best" gelato place in Milan - La Gelateria della Musica. They offer lots of different and unique flavors. It's a very far walk from the train but I'm sure you can take the bus (I just didn't know how to).

Flavors - Pistachio (non salted), Yogurt, Hazelnut with rice crackers (kinda reminded me of rice crispy) and pear with chocolate chips. All flavors were really good- pretty much the best gelato place I've ate.

Lunch - Nerino Dieci Trattoria - Everything tasted meh and to think the ratings on tripadvisor was really high.

Tuna Tartare - I had better
Lobster Spaghetti - NOT homemade. I can make this at home

Pasticceria Marchesi

I tried random stuff from this place and it was pretty good

Shopping - Marni Outlet - Contrary to other blogs this place opens at 11AM. It's not near the city center. It's easy to miss because it's near an apartment complex. Gated - kind of confusing to get to. I would take the bus or the tram here.

arrivederci milano - until next time!