Italy

Our next stop was Italy, the booth-shaped country, better known as the mecca for all fashionistas.
Whilst my management team was negotiating on an important business deal I had the opportunity to shop in my personal Walhalla, Milan, where I visited several designers houses in the  Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, like Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabanna, Gucci,Prada and more. Unfortunately they were also very expensive and I had to be containt with a new pair of Prada shoes and a Gucci scarf.

 After my shopping hunger was satisfied I enjoyed the enormous amount of culture that Milan has to offer. I've visited the  Duomo di Milano which is the fifth biggest cathedral in the world. They started the construction in 1386 and it took nearly 6 centuries to complete it. If you look at the cathedral today it is almost unbelievable how they were able to construct such a building in that time. On the top of the cathedral you have an amazing view over Milan. The handmade sculptures on the cathedral looked very fragile from up close and it felt almost impossible that somebody at some moment in time made and put them at such a height without the modern construction equipment.  At lunch time I ate a Panini  in De Santis, located near the Duomo where I had the best Panini ever. I didn't even new that it was possible to make such a good Panini. They also offer a varied range of wines. After I fully discovered the center of the city I went back to my Hotel where my colleagues and I were meeting for dinner. We stayed in hotel Scala which was a very nice accommodated hotel. We had a five course dinner and I have to admit that it was all delicious.
The weather in Italy was good during our stay. We had temperatures between 17 en 23 degrees which was very pleasant after the high temperatures in our former destinations.
Tomorrow morning we are already leaving for France, I will certainly come back to Italy to explore more but for now, Paris here I come!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Cathedral
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187849-d1069435-r31245660-De_Santis-Milan_Lombardy.html
http://www.hotelmilanoscala.it/en/