McCosh's do it Italian Stylee....

What better way to top off a trip back home than to squeeze in a couple of days visiting Italy and checking it out. The trip started off with a quick flight to Milan, landing in 35 degree heat! Beautiful!!! So naturally the first stop after dumping our bags was to head out to sample some Italian food, and see if it was up to Julie’s high standards! By complete accident, we end up randomly finding the best tourist attraction there – a cathedral with the highest number of points in a tourist square (Domou?? – Am so bad with names!) After far too much pizza, pasta and wine (the common part of the trip) we head out to sample some cocktails, met a few of the locals and found out everything closed at 11pm. No dancing. Unhappy McCosh’s….

Next day we go to get the train to Florence, however the platform number does not appear on the board and we manage to miss our train. Turns out the board was broken, so we scrounge a seat on the next train and promptly upgrade ourselves to first class! Woo hoo! Florence is a cracking town, and after yet again more pasta, pizza, wine and wandering around, we yet again struggle to find a place to dance the pizza off, or just have dance offs. There is a great look out point called Piazza Michelangelo with amazing views of the city, and we discover the beauty of the gelato bars. A huge calorific mistake, as it starts a trend for the rest of the trip!

Next stop Rome, and its just one amazing building after another. Totally amazing architecture, sculptures and statues, and we take on the challenge of copying them, which I win hands down impersonating a fat Italian mother statue! We get all religious and take a trip to the Vatican. After queuing for over 2 hours to get in, we have grumpy faces, but are totally amazed by the sights. So worth a trip if you haven’t been. Highlights were the Gallery of Maps, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica. Over 500 steps later we are at the top of St Peter’s Basilica with calve muscles the size of small countries where we see the view the Pope has when he addresses the crowds.

The Coliseum, the Trevi Fountain, and Celtic v Falkirk took up most of the next day! Rome is pretty good for nightlife, although I was too exhausted to sample it! Jules however, broke a few hearts and increased Peroni profit margins significantly.

Overall wicked trip – quality food, fun, weather, sights and chat!!!! Bring on Italia 2009, or whenever….!!!