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It was then time to move on so we went for a wander and decided to look for Castello Sforzesco which we finally managed to find… turns out when we were at the Dumo we were within a few minutes walk but because we wandered the other way we ended up having to trekked half way across Milan to find it!! I like to call it the scenic route!!

Cocktail, Beer & Wine’

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2006-10-23 13:59:33

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by Leonardo da Vinci himself. They linked Milan with Lake Maggiore and Switzerland to the north, the Po River to the South. The canals were important for commerce, irrigation, powering mills, and for producing hydro-electric energy. Not to mention the barges that floated in, carrying coal and salt (not to mention marble from Candoglia on Lake Maggiore used in the construction of the Dumo); they left laden with iron, grains, fabrics and other goods manufactured in the city.

This area is supposed to be full of bars/restaurants but most were closed… we kept looking at shops and generally just took in the sights. I have to say that the canals were a bit dodgy and they looked dirty and green - it’s hard to imagine this is a main area in affluent Milan… but maybe it looks different at night with everything opened and alive…

After World War II, materials for reconstructing the badly bombed city were transported by water. Then work began to fill in the historic canals. By 1979 not a single working boat broke the surface of what remained of the waters.

We went past Vicolo Lavandai which is described as ‘beautiful and picturesque corner of Milan along the “Naviglio Grande”, where the women used to do the washing in the past’. Nat and I saw it, but not sure we rated it much… to be honest, wasn’t sure what it was for when I was looking at it…

Eventually we came back towards our hotel and went for lunch. We’ve seen most of the things we came to see now with only Lake Como to go!!!

We went to ‘Cocktail, Beer & Wine’ Restaurant for dinner. The waiter spoke perfect English which made everything seem better!! The cocktail list was huge so it would have been rude not to sample some of them!!!

We walked back to the hotel past the first restaurant we went to where Luigi and Innopolis work, and Innopolis recognised us and ran outside and got us to come in and say ciao to Luigi. They wanted us to stay and drink but it was time for bed!! (must be getting soft in our old age Nat!!)