Europe 2016 Sept 11th Day 14, Edinburgh to Milan

Up at 7am, shower and pack ready for the trip to the airport. Was sorry to leave the flat and VERY happy with this Airbnb choice, would gladly stay here again. Walked down the street to opposite Waverly station to catch the Airport link express bus to the airport. Only £4.50 each and not 30 minutes to the airport. Got there and a very efficient walk thru security before about an hour wait for departure. Did I mention we were flying Easyjet to Milan? Well I can safely say it was on time, boarding was effortless and the whole flight, inservice was great. No idea where all the bad stories come from as I would fly Easyjet in preference to Jetstar, let alone Tiger ANY DAY.
After two and half hour flight we landed in Italy at Malpensa airport. After getting thru customs, waiting for the bus, we eventually got to the Hotel Garda around 5pm. (Milan are an hour ahead). Checked in and nice "large" room by European standards. It was then a walk around the local vicinity and grab some stuff from the supermarket before finding a little place close to the hotel for a cold beer and some dinner. Certainly a tad warmer in Milan.
Back to the hotel to settle down for the night and plan the method of attack over the next two days. One of the problems with this type of trip is a whole day basically lost to travelling, rather than sightseeing. Oh well nothing can be done about that if we want to see different places.