Carlo's place is an amazing house to stay in while in Milan! We arrived later than agreed upon, but Carlo was waiting and received us with a smile. He is a very soft spoken, amiable person. He showed where to park the car within the center courtyard of the complex building, a spot belonging to the house, and then showed us to the apartment. The air conditioner was on and the house felt cool, and the apartment looked bigger than the pictures; very comfortable and had everything that you would need to spend some time there! Carlo even had for us some pastries, drinks, and bottle of wine. He had maps of Milan and showed us how to take public transportation, which we usually do not take, but it was so simple from the house, that we decided to use it. We did not need to use our car for anything as there are places to eat very nearby and the metro was just five minutes walking distance and from there to the historic center only 10 more minutes. Like any other big city, the streets can be intimidating at first as you walk around knowing that you are not from there or speak the language, but don’t be fooled by that as it is very safe and people will try to help you.
Milan is a very interesting city to visit. We spent two days sigh seeing and really enjoyed it! Carlo is even a historian as that is what he does for a living. The weather in August was not that hot and, even though we have heard that many of Milan’s stores close for summer vacation, we did not see that as there were plenty of stores opened and places to eat.