Let me start this story off by saying Milan is NOT the place you want to spend New Years Eve. Everything is close and most people leave town to celebrate in other places...
But at the time I didn’t know this and I was determined to make this a memorable New Years Eve. We planned to go to a party on Corso Sempione, an avenue known for its lounge bars but when we arrived around at 11:15 (fashionably late of course) and the place was empty!
We had 45 minutes to find a decent place for the countdown or the 6 of us would be celebrating on the deserted, freezing streets of Milan. We raced to Porta Ticenese, a street that is usually covered with a young crowd of bar goers, and arrived at Trattoria Toscana with 5 minutes to spare. So the actual countdown, went well I even snagged a pair of novelty sunglasses with huge disco balls on them. 2010 seemed to start out fantastic!
Unfortunately the end of the night took a turn for the worst when my purse was stolen. I spent 30 min on the phone trying to cancel all of my cards and then realizing that losing my credit cards were the least of my worries. My apartment keys, cell phone and id were all in my purse as well. After a few tears of frustration I realized that there was nothing else that I could do and fell asleep at my friends place…
In Italy EVERYTHING is closed on New Year’s Day so all I could do is curse fate and hang out in my pj’s…
Finally I was able to check the lost and found and low and behold it was all there, except the money! I learned 2 very important lessons:
1: NEVER carry a strapless bag/ invest in a satchel
2: Most Italian thieves are only interested in cash, which I have to say is much better than Identity Theft
So all in all, like most new years, it wasn’t the greatest but it could’ve been a whole lot worse…
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