Europe Trip 2015: Day 6 | Milan, Italy

 On our 6th Day in Europe we decided to drive away to Milan for the day which resulted in really good weather and perfectly suited gelato ice cream from an Italian restaurant in the city centre. We were all very happy people!

 

At first we had some trouble arriving as nobody seemed to speak English, all the signs were in Italian, parking was a little troublesome and our navigation seemed a little unhelpful but eventually we did get out of the car.

There were many expensive stores and some of the best ice cream parlours obviously! My sister decided she wanted coffee flavoured ice cream but surprisingly it tasted like strongly brewed coffee as it was made at the restaurant directly from coffee beans.

A lovely Italian waiter serving us ice cream...

 

I found it hilarious that she looked so miserable that her ice cream was melting and dripping all over her!

Best ice cream ever!

 

Unfortunately, my parents decided that we were not going to be terribly hungry for a while and that pizza could wait until a little later, so we drove a little out of the main city to see if there was anything else worth visiting locally. However, by the time we parked and tried to find a pizzeria, all the restaurants had closed for the day.

 

Guess where we ended up eating lunch?

 

A Turkish kebab shop selling pizza and kebabs.

 

I might have taken a 3 minute drive from my house in London.

 

Yes, I was very angry, irritated and annoyed for the rest of the day.

 

Have you been to Milan? Where did you eat out?

 

Priyanka xx

Photo Diary : Two Days in Central London

 

Breakfast at Pret A Manger with my cousin after failing to show her our great British Costa Coffee. We shared a little bit of savoury and sweet together before heading to Green Park to show her Buckingham Palace.

I'm much more scared of large moving animals than most people; I might smile but it's only a disguise to cover up my true feelings....

The very busy, very crowded London Eye.

I've said it before - I really don't mind getting lost in the middle of London alone, it would be an adventure, right?

The strange thing is that I have never been to Covent Gardens before. I've been meaning to visit for a long time so when I finally had a chance I dived right for it. The area is much different to places such as Oxford Street or Trafalgar Square even though they are not far apart. We ate brunch in a cute little café outdoors called Le Pain Quotidien which had lovely coffee and a healthy menu - I loved very much! It was hard to keep away from the deserts but I managed (with some difficulty).

Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square.

By this time of the day we were all very tired from walking around in between thousands of tourists and my cousin was still jet lagged from her 25 hour flight from Sydney, so we decided it was almost time to head home.

I learnt many things from our day out, one of which is that to really explore London, or any other city, you need to look around properly to find gems of  places which tourists will visit. These are usually are much more beautiful than the mainstream London streets. Small and quieter cafes might surprisingly have better food and a different (but lovely) feel to them than the usual Starbucks would have.

 

I love discovering new things!

 

Which places in London or your city do you love? Did you find them out of trial and error?

 

Priyanka xx

Hastings Seaside Day Trip 25/05/14

 

Okay it was a few weeks ago, I've been a little busy...

 

We were so lucky the weather was good because I know the seaside is never fun when its windy and pouring with rain, which is always very likely to happen in England!

 

The entire day was packed with action and things to do, I even made sure to tick off everything on  my mental 'to do list' for the day...

 

We had doughnuts. They are no ordinary doughnuts I tell you, nothing quite so ordinary. No, they are like fireworks melting in your mouth, hot and freshly baked, too hot in fact - but the mouth burn was all worth it in the end. Ummmm....hungry yet? You just have to try hot doughnuts on the sea side and then might understand my state of mind at that point :)

 

Also, I have come to a very important conclusion. Donthavecoffeeintheeveningunlessyoureallydontwanttosleepthewholenight.

 

Yes, my afternoon 'pick me up' turned out to be my 'all night keep me up' (Ha. I'm hysterical that rhymes).

 

My whole day was spent with some really lovely girls and we had a full on time getting up to no good, which is always something you can expect when you spend just enough time with me.

 

What did you get up to when the sun was out shining?

 

Priyanka xx