Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted November 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2022 So, despite the awful ticket situation (I still don't even have one as of this writing), I think there are a decent amount of us that will be in Milan on December 12th, and presumably a good portion of the weekend just before. Who is interested in having dinner together before the concert / getting drinks together after the concert? Maybe @TownerFan can make some location recommendations -J Biodome, Martinland, fommes and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoEls 562 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Yep! Martinland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I'd love to meet up, either before or after the concert! bigjimwilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fililando 19 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,313 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Sounds good! At this stage I'm planning to be in Milan from the 10th-14th. Unsure about my movements before or after, and have nothing planned except the concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinland 360 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 We will be in beautiful Milano from December 8 to 15 (yes, you read that right) and would love to meet you all (again) in a wonderful ristorante or some such thing of maybe Maurizio's (*wink*) choice; no tourist traps, mille grazie. GlastoEls and BB-8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,313 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Would be great to have some advice on places to see around Milan! And any suggestions on the best way to get around town... taxis? Uber? Bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinland 360 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 6 hours ago, crumbs said: And any suggestions on the best way to get around town... taxis? Uber? Bus? Metro, Tram, and on foot? At least that's what we'll do... BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 3,474 Posted November 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2022 crumbs, Martinland, Chewy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimwilson 254 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Count me in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2022 We're greatly enjoying our time in Florence so far @TownerFan, any meet up ideas for Milan? Marian Schedenig, BB-8, Martinland and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,313 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Any recommended areas to stay or restaurants to check out? I've just been looking close to the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikkardo 42 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Would be nice! I have some other friends who are not in the forum and its their first time they will see Williams. Will try to drag them as well Martinland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Remi 33 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Hello, French fan, coming from Paris to Milan, from December 10th to 13th. I'll be alone, and would be happy to meet other fans for dinner or drink. Chewy and Martinland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinland 360 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Alrighty, we are roughly 16+ by now - one or two long tables like in Vienna would do nicely... *hint* *hint* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,313 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Slightly off topic but I have to say I'm having a blast exploring Rome at the moment! It got me thinking about whether JW might fly direct to Milan or explore other parts of Italy when he's here. Also wonder how long before the concert he might arrive? BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 The concert is a week away! @TownerFan, will you help set up a gathering in your city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 4 hours ago, crumbs said: Slightly off topic but I have to say I'm having a blast exploring Rome at the moment! It got me thinking about whether JW might fly direct to Milan or explore other parts of Italy when he's here. Also wonder how long before the concert he might arrive? John Williams VS Ottorino Respighi : de Harry Potter aux Pins de Rome (radiofrance.fr) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2022 We've enjoyed Florence, Bologna, Venice, Murano, Torcello, and Burano so far! Into the Dolemites tomorrow! crumbs, Martinland, fommes and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, Jay said: Into the Dolemites tomorrow! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 7, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 @TownerFan has astutely pointed out that most if not all of the restaurants in the area of the concert won't even start dinner service until 7 or 730, and with the concert starting at 8, it doesn't really make sense to try to all have a dinner together. Instead, he will share a bar here which we can all go to after the concert, and hopefully someone will remember to get a group picture! BB-8, GlastoEls, Chewy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 18 hours ago, Jay said: @TownerFan has astutely pointed out that most if not all of the restaurants in the area of the concert won't even start dinner service until 7 or 730, and with the concert starting at 8, it doesn't really make sense to try to all have a dinner together. Instead, he will share a bar here which we can all go to after the concert, and hopefully someone will remember to get a group picture! Are you sure about that? I've checked on TripAdvisor, and there seemed to be plenty of restaurants that were open for dinner from 6 pm. There are also some that are open until midnight, so a post-concert dinner could also be an option. Of course, as a non-Milanese, I cannot vouch for the quality of those restaurants, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOP 259 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hi! First time poster, long-time lurker! I’ll be flying in for the concert from Japan. Would love to join for dinner/drinks! I had lined up a Nicola Piovani concert the day after in Livorno, but alas, it was cancelled! Next time… Martinland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Long-term lurker....love that! AOP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 All the lurkers watching us from the darkness as we post AOP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2022 Two of us have met up so far! With our beautiful wives, in Bellagio! crumbs, Martinland, Chewy and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Ciao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinland 360 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Incredibile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, Jay said: Two of us have met up so far! With our beautiful wives, in Bellagio! So you missed the press conference? ;-) Martinland and MrJosh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hey there. Sorry for not being more useful with tips for you guys planning your trip in Milan! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for me. I’ll try to give you some insights nonetheless in the coming days. I met with Jay today and I suggested a place for drinks and food after the concert which is a 5 minute walk from the venue: https://www.doppiomalto.co.uk/restaurants/milano-duomo/ It’s a very easygoing place that serves craft beers and burgers, but it’s big enough to get a large group. Let me know by tomorrow how many of you plans to join and I’ll try to reserve a table or two. It’s open until midnight. The concert should be over around 10.15pm, so I won’t reserve before 10.30pm fommes, Chewy, Hook85 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinland 360 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Maurizio: Nice, thank you so much - count us in! At least the two of us, me and Romy, hopefully Stefano can make it from Torino via train as well! P.S.: Is there a chance that Emilio might turn up? I even brought my first edition copy of his Williams biography with me, to get signed by him... BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Remi 33 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, TownerFan said: I met with Jay today and I suggested a place for drinks and food after the concert which is a 5 minute walk from the venue: https://www.doppiomalto.co.uk/restaurants/milano-duomo/ It’s a very easygoing place that serves craft beers and burgers, but it’s big enough to get a large group. Let me know by tomorrow how many of you plans to join and I’ll try to reserve a table or two. It’s open until midnight. The concert should be over around 10.15pm, so I won’t reserve before 10.30pm OK for me, thank you :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,313 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Sounds good to me! Thanks @TownerFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,474 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I'll be right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, TownerFan said: Let me know by tomorrow how many of you plans to join and I’ll try to reserve a table or two Thank you! I'll be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoEls 562 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Yes please! X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOP 259 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 @TownerFan, please count me in! Thanks for arranging this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook85 16 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Sounds awesome. I´m in, too. Thanks for arranging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2022 @fommes on the left, @bigjimwilson, @Jim Ware, @Jay, @TownerFan on the right MrJosh, Joni Wiljami, bigjimwilson and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted December 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2022 Awesome. I'm not too bothered missing the concert, having heard more or less the same programme already in Vienna and Berlin (though it'd be nice to visit La Scala, obviously). But I sure miss hanging out with you guys again. Not often that the big crowd has a chance to get together. Enjoy tomorrow, have a beer for me, and hopefully we'll get another chance in London or something! Martinland, bigjimwilson, crocodile and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder 15 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hi fellas Rom is a friend of mine and he is in Milan atm but having issues signing up to the site. He wants to meet up with you, to hang out after the concert. He's a really cool person, and also is a conductor-composer himself ! If you have a Whatsapp group (for example), this is his number +972543225933. You can also send him an email to this address - rom14.dh@gmail.com Thanks guys and have fun at the concert tomorrow ! (Totally not jealous that I'm not there with you...totally not) BB-8 and Martinland 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2022 OUTDATED INFO, see next post Chewy, Marauder and Martinland 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hello everyone, I am sorry for the inconvenience, and I hope everybody sees this message in time! The selected bar, it turns out, is unable to accommodate us, and so is our backup. So, we will now meet at our backup backup: the bar at the Park Hyatt https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/italy/park-hyatt-milan/milph/dining It seems they will be able to give our group a dedicated space, if not, we can at least all mingle throughout the whole bar. Looking forward to meeting you! BB-8, bigjimwilson, crumbs and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOP 259 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 @Jay, thanks again for organizing! As I have an early morning flight tomorrow, I might give tonight’s post-concert gathering a miss. Apologies in advance. Can’t wait for the concert to begin… very very soon! Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 The Park Hyatt was apparently closing as we arrived, so we have relocated to a place called Signorvino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlastoEls 562 Posted December 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2022 A great night at the Park Hyatt! Brando, Jay, Martinland and 7 others 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,355 Posted December 13, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 I am so glad you guys got to have a good time there! When we (me, @TownerFan, @bigjimwilson, @Jim Ware, @Chewy, @crumbs, @fommes+ wives so a total of only like 12 people) showed up (at like, 1030), they told us they could not take us! Even though there was many open seats at the bar? So we had to find another place that ended up having good drinks and food, but a cluster of a bill situation. @bigjimwilsongot a picture of all of us he can hopefully post After that place closed, we tried 1...2...3...4? Other bars... And they were all closed. Milan did not want to take our money in exchange for alcohol on a Monday night. Oh well. It was still a magical evening BB-8, Biodome, Brando and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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