Tuesday 2 October 2012

Ciao Italia!

Sat 22 Sep, 0630 [UTC+4]
We landed in Abu Dhabi. Marvelled at the interior design/contruction of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Ate McDonald's (whose menu is 90% chicken) where they gave Jarrah massive shopping bags to carry the food in. Goldy tried being rebel and ordered beef, and was made to wait a long time. We found free WiFi at the airport and all who had a laptop immediately put it to good use. Took off for Milan!

Sat 22 Sep, 1330 [UTC+2]
Landed in Milan (Malpensa International Airport). Waited a while for baggage to come out, during which Chris discussed unit conversion and how waiting for baggage costed real human lives. When baggage finally arrived, walked to arrivals hall and met Prof Peter Taylor. After laughing at the use of 'Binari 4' (which means track/platform 4), we boarded the train for Milano Centrale where we checked into our hotel. We hit the town on the metro railway and visited the Duomo Cathedral (whose architecture is spectacular) then returned to the local cafe for an early dinner. As soon as the anti-curfew (Jarrah didn't let us sleep until 2000 to adjust to the local time zone) was over, I was fast asleep before 2030.

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