Milano's Best Ice Cream *Gelateria*

One thing you can't miss out on when you visit Milan is the wonderful Gelataria's. There are hundreds in and around the City and many of them have there own unique flavor's and textures.
For me the best places to visit in the centre of Milan are 'Grom' and 'Chocolat'. My partner along with many Milanese loves 'Grom' which is all over the City, and they use natural ingredients which have the perfect texture. 
My choice would be 'Chocolat' which has a great choice of flavor's and is located near Cadorna train station. Generally there is people standing outside on the pavement (you've guessed it, eating ice cream) even in winter!
Chocolat do quite a big variation of Chocolate flavours, which isn't my normal choice in other Gelateria's, but usually due to the fact they are too sweet for me.

Chocolat. Milan

Worth a visit in Bergamo

Bergamo is a stunning City split on two levels 'Bergamo Alta' and 'Bassa' and can been seen as you come to land at Bergamo Orio airport.
Alta is a stereo typical ancient Italian mountain top Town that can be reached by the Funicular (mountain side railway) foot or bus, and is steeped in history.
You will not believe the view when you reach the top, but it's certainly worth a couple of hours of your time and take some pic's! In Alta, there is bars, restaurants, clothes stores, gelateria's and even a good old fashioned Irish pub (as always).
Bassa is a lot more modern in style, but still has many beautiful businesses that lead you from the station up to the main pedestrian route, and then onto the steep cobbled streets of Alta.
It's worth checking out a few places along the way.
Near to the station is the famous 'Grom' gelateria  just a few hundred metres away from the bus station on Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, the disputed number one ice cream chain is all over Milan, and now Bergamo.
For a good old fashioned English style pub is 'The Ritual' located on Via San Francesco, more or less on the opposite side of the 'Viale Papa Gio' to 'Grom'.  The pub does Guinness, a few Chiarra beers (clear) and food in all shapes and sizes. If your missing the UK, certainly worth a bash. 
If your missing some other home comforts from the UK, 'Sweet Irene' a very cute cafe that sells some traditional English desserts, pies, teas and scones. This a really cute place to visit and located on the cobbled streets leading upto 'Bergamo Alta'.

Bergamo funicular