Ngezitolo zayo ezikhethekile, amahhotela ayo kanokusho nobukhazikhazi bawo, kumaNtaliyane (kanye nezibalo) uMilan wayehlala njalo eba idolobha elibiza kakhulu e-Italy. Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule yabekwa endaweni ye-17 phakathi kwamadolobha abiza kakhulu emhlabeni. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva lo mkhuba uyashintsha. Hhayi ize ngonyaka odlule, kulokho kuhlukaniswa kwe- izindawo ezikhethekile kakhulu emhlabeni, wayesevele esesikhundleni 38.
Ngabe lokhu kusho ukuthi amanani entengo eMilan ehle? Cha, empeleni ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa enhlokodolobha yaseLombard kusabiza ngandlela thile futhi, ngaphambi kokwenza uhambo lwethu, kufanele sibheke kahle isabelomali sethu. Manje okwenzekayo ukuthi amanye amadolobha ase-Italy akhuphule intengo, afana neyethu, futhi aze ayedlula. AmaNtaliyane ngokwawo athi manje sekubiza kakhulu ukuba nekhofi eTurin kunaseMilan, noma ukujabulela ukudla eRome.
Ngo-2003, nangokufika kwe-euro muva nje, i amanani eMilan kwanda. Izivakashi seziqalile ukukhomba leli dolobha njengelibiza kakhulu e-Italy ngokude. Kepha ukufika kwenkinga kuyishintshe kancane i-panorama. Eminyakeni emibili eyedlule, abakwaMilanese babamba indawo yama-25 ohlwini lwamadolobha abiza kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi manje sebezodlula indawo yama-40. Irekhodi elinikeziwe lokuthi amanani ayagcinwa, namanye amadolobha ayakhuphula.
Noma kunjalo siyaqhubeka nokubona iMilan ebizayo ngezindlela eziningi. Uma uhlela ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa useholidini, kufanele wazi ukuthi ungayikhetha kanjani kahle indawo yethu yokudlela kanye nehhotela, ngoba bekungeke kube okokuqala ukuthi sihlangane nentengo ehlukumezayo. Lokhu kudale ukuthi izivakashi eziningi zikhethe ezinye izindawo, futhi iMilan yaba yindawo yokuya ohambweni losuku. Ngokunikezwe lokhu, abanikazi bamahhotela bendawo bacabanga ukuthi into engcono kakhulu kungaba ukwehlisa amanani athile, kanti bekulokhu kunjalo.
Kakhulu kangangoba, yize amanye amadolobha esebenzisa ngokunenzuzo ihlobo nesikhathi esiphakeme ukukhuphula intengo yokudla kwabo namahhotela, iMilan ibikade ingakwenzi lokho iminyaka embalwa. Ngakho-ke, namuhla kungashiwo ukuthi inhloko-dolobha yaseLombardy ayilona neze idolobha elibiza kakhulu e-Italy.