This is all very exciting!! I'm staying near the central station. I'm only in Milan for one full day so I suspect I would be checking out and hanging around the cathedral regardless. This is a very hashed attempt at a map if it helps... (big cross = cathedral, cross to the left is the English pub, cross at the top is the Irish pub)
I'm staying to the North West of the green park above Decathlon Milano Cairoli, and then San Siro is further to the West.
Irish pub further than I thought... we don't want to be anywhere to near Duomo though as not feeling paying €10+ a pint! I imagine there will be a large group of fans who stick to cans/bottles in the square. My hotel not even on the map... upto the north east. Right next to Lambrate train/metro station. 2 more sleeps!!
To eat a McDonalds is bad enough but to go to a country that has a great range of fine cuisine and eat a McDonald's is just ........atrocious!! Embrace the Italian food and wine!! I know I would.
I did say this would happen when I posted last year that it was a big mistake not to have joined the euro at its inception but alas our politicians (Blair and Brown) were too cowardly to incur the wrath of the British public. Now we are paying the penalty. In addition you have to pay the bank a % to exchange £ to euros. That is not right!!
Of all the places to go and eat and drink, I would put the English and Irish bars at the bottom of the list.
Yep, nice chianti, primitivo or barolo for me. eaten with a true bolognese.."like my mamma used to make"
Keep it simple - pasta, pizza, vino - all you need! Edit - I see you have plenty of help with this already. Have a great time Archers and all you travelling
Just noticed that Milano is not that far from Bologna, so I'm guessing it'd be the perfect place to try a bolognese sauce?
Most of the time, the pound has been strong against the Euro and, after this blip, it will be strong again. I prefer to have control over our currency. Paying a bit more for trips to Europe won't make me change my mind about that.
It will fall more as well as March 2017 approaches, the harsh realities of Brexit has yet bottom out - expect sterling to drop to $1 by Q1 2017. I would that where it currently sits is below the previous worst forecast from Goldman Sachs for Q4 2016.
