Unfortunately, my day in Milan wasn’t exactly one for the books, as I spent most of it sick in bed. Although I will say our hotel was incredible and if I had to pick a hotel room to be stuck in for the evening that would probably be my first choice of the places we stayed. I listened to some American and Italian music and watched BBC, what else can you need?

Anyway, from what I did see of Milan, I was a fan of the city for sure, but was bothered by one of the first things I noticed. I was really struck by the extreme difference in wealth in the city. While I recognize that many cities are home to both sides of the spectrum, including several others we saw on our trip, it really hit home to see a homeless family asking for change after having personally just seen shoes that cost 500-700 euros. It really makes you think about the lack of balance in society. This economic imbalance is one I frequently associate with America, but obviously Europe is no stranger to it either.

On a happier note, I’ll describe my Luini’s experience. I would like my last meal to be the spinach and ricotta panzerotti because that masterpiece was so good that I had it for lunch and dinner, and honestly I would wait in line for an hour, sick and sweaty like I was, just to eat one one more time. Chocolate and ricotta was amazing as well. Basically anything involving the words fried or ricotta peaks my interest, and the combination – boom.