Ciao Pippa from New York state! You live in a beautiful country! My DH and I toured Italy two years ago and was simply awestruck at how beautiful it was and all that history! It was just wonderful and I am so blessed I had this wonderful opportunity. Alas, we did not get to Milan. Rome, Naples (Pompeii mostly),Venice, Sicily and Florence. It was a whirl-wind adventure. Maybe some day we will get back to see Milan and Lake Cuomo. Being in the fashion capital of the world do you get lots of nice quilting fabric there? Can't wait to see pictures. So glad you found us and came out of lurking.