Katy Hannan collected me from Milano Linate airport and has brought me to stay with her in the lovely historic town of Vigevano which is every woman's dream as the shoe capital of Italy. I have done my bit for the local economy by acquiring the obligatory minimum of two pairs of shoes from the local market. Katy's apartment is a very stylish place in a remodelled section of the walls of the ancient fort - my bed is under some very ancient looking beams, so, please, no jokes about old ruins in the same room. The inner part of the town is all cobbled streets and tantalising glimpses of courtyards through iron grille gates, plus a lovely piazza for leisurely strolling.
Tomorrow we go to Milano for a day of sightseeing, so I hope I do not feel too much like the country-cousin-came-to-town alongside the elegant Milanese women. I am pleased to hear that the scaffolding is off the front of the cathedral, so I shall have an unobstructed view of the clean and shiny version of the building's facade.
On Friday I shall be off to Campitello, where the Internet cafe is "out of action for the winter"!!!!!!!!! so my next update may be a while.
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Nothing wrong with öld ruins -always full of unexpected treasures-enjoy your skiiing-PS Strph back today and wonderful news re stephen -Congratulations -well done-a great excuse for champagne for the rest of the trip! luv marg
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