Saturday, 5 November 2011 – Part III of III Hotel Diplomatic immediately strikes me as a place desperately trying to hang on to an opulent past. Dark woods, a lot of open space, a maitre d’ counter with an elegantly…
Saturday, 5 November 2011 – Part II of III I make the train without incident and settle in for the first-class journey to Milan. Oh, Angry Ticket Guy, I sure hope you’re heading into Rome and not on this train… …
Friday, 4 November 2011 – Part V of V On my way back to the hotel from Anti Luzzi Café, I notice that the little bar that’s looked intriguing for the last few days is actually open for a change. …
Friday, 4 November 2011 – Part I of V Wow! Even though I went to bed at nine last night, I still am having a hard time getting up when the alarm goes off between six and 6:30. When I…
