Thu 2 Oct- we had a fruit and vegetable breakfast, then headed out for more shopping, today in the upscale Montenapoleone area. All the big brands are there: Armani, Brioni, Chanel, Tiffany, Ferragamo, and a lot of lesser known brands.
We had lunch at a restaurant in the Duomo vicinity, 'San Carlo al Corso': beer (2xE9), penne arrabbbiala (E13), pizza Napoli (E10), caffe (2x3.5); total was E49. Expensive for the quality, the pasta didn't compare with yesterday's and that's really expensive beer and espresso. But it's the really upscale tourist area on 'Vittorio Emanuelle II'. Kiyomi continued shopping. Stan had brought a book, 'My Name is Legion' by Roger Zelazny, which he started reading and finished while waiting for Kiyomi in the various shops. Fortunately all the shops had a chair or stool for weary husbands to rest on while the wives looked and tried on clothes.
After shopping we stopped by 'Manzoni Romantic Cafe' for a drink: a 'G. Menabrea e Figli since 1846' beer (http://www.birramenabrea.com), which was served with a plate of potato chips, a dish of olives, and 4 pieces of pizza bread, similar to yesterday. Apparently beer and snacks is an evening custom. All for E12, so we hardly need dinner.
We took the subway back, E1/person. It was a bit difficult to figure out the procedure, but after watching other people we were successful.
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