Italy bulletpoints

Cities I visited in Italy

• Florence
• Rome
• Siena
• Milan

Things I bought

• 2 pairs of pants from the H&M in Milan
• Bus map of Milan
• Bus map of Rome
• light scarf
• 3 pairs underwear and socks from a street vendor
• A sale book from the Armani Emporium bookstore about Brazilian modern architecture
• A copy of Italian design/architecture magazine Abatare from the month I was born.
• A current copy of Italian architecture/urban design magazine Ottagano 
• A current copy of an Italian architecture magazine with new architecture in Florence
• A pair of olive green chukka boots from a small, cheap shoe store across the street from the Palazzo medici

Major sights I didn't see (because I'd seen them before or wasn't interested)

• Colosseum in Rome
• Sistine Chapel and Vatican museums
• Birth of Venus
• The Last Supper
• The Roman Forum
• Michelangelo's David

Most useful items for travel

• Kindle- loaded with guidebooks, phrasebooks, and novels for travel
• Cell phone
• detailed map with local bus and metro routes
• day pass metro card
• credit card
• glass water bottle for refilling

Works of modern architecture I visited

• MACRO (contemporary art museum in Rome)
• EUR (facist/futurist/modern architecture) in Rome
• MAXXI museum by Zaha Hadid
• Music park in Rome by Renzo Piano
• Richard Meier's Ara Pacis museum in Rome
• The new Florence Opera house
• New justice center of Florence
• Nervi's stadium in Florence

Daily menu

• Espresso shot and a croissant at the bar
• panini and beer for lunch
• gelato (sometimes)
• gyro, pizza,  or panini for dinner accompanied by glass of wine