Brescia was a much needed breath of fresh air for us. What a gorgeous, livable city! We started the day with a run around the castle and after an incredible continental breakfast (thank you, eggs), furnished with guidebooks, maps and other tips from the most helpful hotel receptionists, we boarded the local metro and set off to discover Brescia on foot. It’s fairly manageable when you’re used to walking up and down a lot of inclines and stairs. We had a lovely afternoon walking around little streets, popping into churches and courtyards and looking at the Roman ruins. We fell in love with the city and its people (who let us peep into an old building that was a fully fledged working Town Hall!).

If we had to live in Italy – Brescia would be our hometown. Alas, it was time to leave for another destination – hello Milano.

In Milano, we managed to find a lovely air bnb bang on in the centre of the shopping district – think Bond Street in London for the price of…a night at a campsite. This cute little apartment was nestled inbetween D&G and Dior at the top floor with a miniscule terrace and all mod cons. Having moved in and already feeling pretty Milanese, we went out to taste the city. We went to the Obika opposite Duomo for aperitivo and had pizza at the Luno’s nearby. Looking for the IT place in Milano we stumbled across a very cool place called Spoon and then the heat drove us to have some sushi nearby.

We needed a good night sleep after that. A full day on Sunday awaited…As per recommendation (thank you, Nicole!), we headed off first thing to book tickets for Da Vinci’s Last Supper then walked Milan…a great, very cosmopolitan city but, hey, London’s better 😉