My mom came to visit and we decided to travel to Italy for a week. The first stop on our Italian tour was Milan. The city is all about design, art and style—you wouldn't expect anything less from the fashion capital of the world. Then there's the food. Local specialties include ossobuco, cotoletta (veal cutlet) and risotto alla milanese. We ate as much as we could while taking in the sights of the city.

EAT

Antica Trattoria della Pesa
Pasticceria Marchesi
Da Giacomo
Luini (for their panzerotti) 

SEE

Duomo di Milano
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Teatro alla Scala
Pinacoteca di Brera

STAY

Room Mate Giulia (right around the corner from the Duomo and Galleria)