Brrr! It’s been chilly in Milano much of the last week. For late May, temperatures in the low 50s are quite a surprise. I hadn’t expected it, so I didn’t even pack full length pants! Sitting here in my house trying to get my work done, my fingers were cold, my toes were cold, my ankles were cold. I had to run out and get some cheap, long leggings, and a t-shirt, and then I layered them all together under my calf-length pants and other tops. Brrr!
How does one get warm when it’s unseasonably cold in Milano? One cold day I made a pot of chicken soup, with veggies from the street market.
Better yet, another cold night I went to the nearby osteria along the Naviglio Pavese Canal and watched the soccer game with the locals. (Napoli vs. Torino Juventus) The wood-fired pizza oven warmed the room. Add to that the crowd of soccer fans and a glass of red wine and my fingers finally warmed up for the first time in days.
sorry it is so cold. Same here but this is the MN tundra, not “sunny” Italy! Smart to layer and it works. Old travel trick of mine passed on. If you can find big piece of plastic like painters drop cloth, put it between blanket layers on bed. Plastic insulates. I have also taken big 13 gallon plastic bags, cut hole for head and one on each side down a bit for arms. Slip it on over night gown or clothes, and bathrobe over that. Again insulates. ANY PORT IN A STORM including that great looking chix soup! Being cold on a holiday is not fun.
Oh those glorious veggies in the market. How dare they bruise them like that??? STRANGE SYSTEM.
You have forced me to go make a pot of chicken soup.
Love,
H.