Headed to Milan after breakfast. While I was enjoying the memories of my stay in Florence, I wanted extra time in Milan so I could make a day trip on Sunday.

I left a sunny Saturday in Florence.

To arrive to a cloudy and much cooler Milan.

I had no plans for the day so walked to the Brera neighbourhood.

For gelato from Crema Alta—very good. But this is a rather upper class neighbourhood where there was no where to throw the cone. I had to eat it. To me, cones and wafers are unnecessary calories.

The Pinacoteca di Brera is (no surprise) in the neighbourhood and there are quite a number of art supply stores in the area. I explored some of them and bought two small sketchbooks which turned out not to be suitable for watercolour. I will have to try to use the one I bought in Siena.

Walked back past La Scala. There was a ballet on this week but I don’t think I have time to take in a performance.

Walked through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.

Last year Scott and I ate here. Not going there this time.

One of the shops is a patisserie with a very impressive Christmas window.

Since I was in Milano, I had to have some costoletto Milanese, veal cutlet which is pounded thin, coated and fried. It is not as huge a piece of meat as it looks but it was still a lot.

My hotel room is rather small but has a good view.

And this hotel has plush slippers.