Italy Trip Review: Cinque Terre, Bologna, Monterosso, Milan, Cooking Class, Boat Ride, Ferrari Museum, Private Tours, 10-Day Travel

I would have left much earlier for Portofino so we could see some shops - we spent the entire time before dinner with the tour guide which was nice but we and didn’t get time to wander alone and to check out any shops. I wish we had tickets to see inside Dumo after last supper in Milan.  

The hotel in Milan was a great location but they did show the photo of the hotel as a deceptive photo of a beautiful outdoor veranda with flowers and a view of the duomo we thought we would enjoy. That veranda is only for a private apartment! They have a small veranda looking at smoke stakes and air conditioning units at top of hotel near gym that is unappealing.  
The travel agency could not help us with accommodations that weren’t 4 star or better star hotels. That was very limiting in cinque Terre to one hotel at 2,000 euros a night we refused to do, so we were on our own to find accommodations there. I would have liked to have tried a hotel in Monterosso, it looks nice but I didn’t find it until too late and it was booked. Would have been great to have help. I would have liked to add a cheese tour near Bologna. 

We found pavorattis house and museum near Ferrari and there is a beautiful historic restaurant on Ferrari grounds and a great restaurant at Lamborghini we found all on our own.