Parco Sampione with Cicci

Had lunch picnic in the park and then we walked around town all day. Not as warm as yesterday but a nice day anyway. Now I gonna join Cicci to the station and she will fly back to Sweden and I will go for dinner with Torri....

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Dinner at Al Basilico Fresco

We came back from the lake starving as we only had ice cream for lunch. We went directly searching for a restaurant as we walked from the central station towards my place. Strange enough we realized that nowadays there are more sushi and fusion restaurants around in Milan than real Italian restaurants and if they are Italian they were pizzerias.

In the end we walked almost all the way home and went to one of my favorite Italian ones close to my place, Al Basilico Fresco, where I had a big surprise. The place that used to be a simple family restaurant had been completely reconstructed and it is now a quite fancy restaurant with only posh people dining and champagne offered to everyone waiting for a table. However, the staff, the menu and the food was still the same and we enjoyed a very delicious dinner.

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Beautiful Verbania

Saturday 30th of March and 27 degrees sunshine weather. What could be a better day for going to the lake? We left quite late around lunch time and took the train 1,5 hour away to the "Lago Maggiore" (Maggiore lake) and Verbania. I have been to other places by the Maggiore lake before like Stresa, Arona and the islands. Excluding the islands that were all so beautiful, pretty and charismatic, Verbania was the most beautiful and most clean and organized town along the lake, and also the biggest.

We walked around along the lake and the city centre and later on we laid down by the lake and just enjoyed the sun. Very nice day and I hope to be able to go back to Verbania some time again.

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Dancing girls

Went dancing at Le banque for a couple of hours. It was years ago the two of us went out dancing together so even if it was short we had so much fun.

Now we're off to the lake to spend this lovely sunny day!

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Pizza dinner at Original Pizza

After three hours of shopping together in central Milan we were starving so what couldn't had been better than bring Cicci to one of Milans nicest pizzerias in the Duomo area; original pizza. The stone owen baked extremely thin pizzas were as always very tasty.

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Fish Friday

Every Friday the restaurant where I normally eat lunch got fresh fish. I look forward to the Friday lunches the whole week. I always order the fish dish of the day plus a fresh green salad. Afterwards I normally enjoy a nice coffee and today, as we got 27 degrees I took a cold and refreshing coffee cocktail (obviously without alcohol). This amazing lunch for only 1 euro (9 SEK) paid from my own pocket. Isn't it great? :)

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A week of training, reading and weekend preparations

Cicci and I on a crayfish party in Sweden Aug 2007

This week I haven't really had any desire blogging so I haven't written a word. I haven't actually even turned on my computer even once at home during the whole week...  I guess I sit so much in front of the computer at work that I don't really fancy even seeing it when I get home.

Monday and Tuesday I went to the gym after work and afterwards home to read and finish an amazing book. Wednesday I went for walking, talking and eating down the Navigli with Torri. Yesterday Luisa and I went to out favorite body toning class at the gym and afterwards I took a long walk to central station to meet up with my Swedish childhood friend that arrived from rainy Stockholm to spend a cosy and sunny weekend with me here in Milan. It is girl that I have known since I was 2 month old and we have grown up together and I could almost count her as my sister. Our grand mothers were best friends and also our mums so we can practically call us family.

Now I gonna work hard as I will leave earlier in the afternoon.

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Sunday with Merve

Today I took Merve with me to the gym. We did one course of pilates and then also the total body course followed by 15 minutes of proper stretching. Good training and Merve came out of the gym satisfied but very tired.

An hour later we were fit for fight and went to Navigli for a nice aperitivo with Torri and his friend. We sat outside all evening without any fake heating and even if I got a bit cold by the end it was a great feeling. The summer is on its way, slowly slowly.

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Park and Bianco Latte

Marta and I at Bianco Latte

Cutest little thingy... I would have loved taking a ride :)

Lovely spring Saturday. My only plan for the day was to meet up with Marta with friends at Bianco Latte at 4pm so before I went to the park close to it and did like everyone else, just  laid down in the sun on the grass. So nice! I stayed there fore more than an hour just relaxing and reading a book.

Now when summer times comes I know I gonna start missing my old job where I had many free days (as I worked evenings) for park visits... Can't have it all right? :)

Tonight I am going for a pizza with Torri and afterwards I think we gonna go to a Brazilian party.

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Karol and Francii's big graduation party at Le Banque

Francii & Karol - The two greatest! :)

Now I need to get out in the lovely weather. Happy Saturday folks :)

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