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Milan 2015

And…we’re back!

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This marks the end of our little not-vacation* in Milan. As usual pictures will be posted as soon as I finish sorting through them.

*) I still hold that it’s not a proper vacation when you’re less than 1000km (as the bird flies) from home. It’s more like a little (extended/multi) day trip. Another sign for a not-vavation is when your flight time is only an hour and about half of it is taken up by take off/landing and taxiing.
Signs that you’re (probably) on a proper vacation include:
– you need to bring your passport to be let into the country (or even need to apply for a visa in advance)
– your destination is in a different timezone
– using a travel SIM card in your phone is not more expensive than just roaming with your home SIM

Milan 2015

Arrived in Milano

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Ah, bella italia. Well, obviously we arrived in Milano. But didn’t do much today. Checked in, explored the area, getting some food from the super-market and stressing the wifi.

It’s Saturday and everyone seems to be either at a bar/café/restaurant or at a barber, preparing for the evening. We considered going out for dinner as well, but the rain convinced us otherwise.

So aside from complaining about the so-so wifi connection, we planned the upcoming week (at least the parts we didn’t already have fixed).

Milan 2015

Almost there…

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Sitting at STR sipping a cappucino. Made it thru security… it took a bit longer tho – at least for Oliver. But on the positive side, we now know that he’s explosives-free.

Our flight departs in about 70mins and arrives at MXP one hour later. The distance – as the bird flies – is only three hundred something kilometers. Probably my shortest flight ever.