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Just after setting off from Zurich.13:21:41
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Unfortunately just about every picture from here on suffered from some reflection in the window.
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First glimpse of snowy mountain tops.14:11:15
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Another train on a line further down in the valley.14:33:38
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Really quite snowy by this point.14:36:08
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I think I finally managed to avoid the reflection at this point.14:52:32
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Somewhere near the Swiss Italian border now.
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On arrival at Milan Centrale station.17:12:41
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It's quite grand.17:33:35
The view from our hotel window, very close to Milan Centrale station.
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Another side of the station.19:40:26
After meeting up with Chie we got aboard this little tram to head to where we were having dinner.19:40:36
Me on the tram.19:42:07
Chie after getting off the tram. As you can see, she rather likes trams.
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Me outside Joia.20:08:57
The amuse bouche at Joia - chinese cabbage with various sauces.20:12:35
My first course, a kind of Tuscan bread salad formed into a sphere.20:12:42
Chie's first course, something involving avocado and possibly plums?
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My second course, one of my favourites - a caramelised cabbage leaf covering a vegetarian version of foie gras on toast. This was very tasty/20:29:42
The pair of us at our table.20:30:07
This was actually Chie's second course, but we swapped - the potato and truffle soup. Very nice!20:30:17
My third course, which became Chie's second course - a kind of soup with coconut and pumpkin.
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My fourth course, some dumplings, I don't recall the filling - but the two things at the side are little chestnut croutons and some grape jelly.20:40:38
Chie's third course, kinf of gnocchi I suppose. These were very good.20:50:34
My fifth course, which I think was labelled in the menu simply as "Taste 2011" and they waiter told me I had to figure it out for myself. Possibly Jerusalem artichokes in it?20:50:52
Chie's fourth course.
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My sixth course, a sort of miniature cheese course.21:31:47
Desserts - Chie ordered the gong, which, upon serving, they banged a gong.21:31:58
My dessert, a kind of chocolate soup, with gold leaf.21:49:25
Some little post-dessert nibbles that came when we ordered the bill.
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Bar Basso, where we went for post dinner drinks.22:21:00
Here's me with a Negroni Sbagliato, the drink for which Bar Basso is famous.22:22:44
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My second cocktail being mixed by one of the bartenders.22:36:02
Me and my terrifyingly large second cocktail.22:36:56
Taken by one of the bartenders.
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In the lift back at the hotel.