Navigli

In the evening we went to a new neighborhood, Navigli. It is a neighborhood that straddles either side of a canal in Milan. The whole system of canals was once very useful, especially for trade, but now the ones that have not been covered over are simply decoration. There are not even gondoliers who might row a romantic couple along the canal. But at least it is still pretty. There were many restaurants and stores that offered outdoor seating. The first place we stopped was a beer specialty bar. Regardless of the chalk menu above the bar being in Italian, I still would not have been able to make sense of any beer flavors, even if it were in English. It was still fun to try different flavors. My favorite was the one that most resembled Guinness.

We later found a nice restaurant to sit and eat, but since we were getting bitten by mosquitos every second, the decision to move indoors was made. The two course dinner was great, and I especially liked the lamb.

Instead of eating dessert at the restaurant, we walked along the canal, and found a gelato store, where I had stracciatella, which is ultimately chocolate chips in vanilla. This was a good way to end the night.

Foolishly, I did not take any pictures, so I will have to return to photograph the location.