Diaries of a Dilly Daller

A spectacular view for the top of Milan Cathedral.   Travel tip of the day: Don't take the stairs to get to the top of the  Milan Cathedral.  T ake the elevator to the top of cathedral to save time and energy. You still have to take still more steps to the very top of the  Milan Cathedral.  I t's better to converse your energy for the top stairs and be able to enjoy the view without being out of breath and tired.  For more on Milan, Italy, check this video out -->  https://youtu.be/jH2-KaDtYl8 

On 9/11/2001, on this particular morning I woke up feeling sad not because I knew what was going to happen (maybe subconsciously) but because I wanted my mom to be healthy.  The previous year, late November, she had fallen into a diabetic coma and kept in a coma by the doctors for a period of time.  She came out of the coma in January 2011 but she wasn't the same.  She needed assistance to do to everything.  She hated it because she was always a very independent person and at that point in time she had to depend on others and that was horrible for her.  I miss her.  I eventually lost her December of that year. Anyhow, I digress.  On this particular morning, I remember everything. It's funny how I can't remember what I did yesterday but I can remember this particular day clearly.  Although it's been 13 years since the tragic event occurred, we Americans never forget.  I didn't lose a family blood member or a friend on that day but...