Whether before or after traveling through time, Anning had never been to Milan before.
His only knowledge of the city came from two things, one being the local derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan, and the other was his favorite Hayao Miyazaki movie "Porco Rosso," in which the Red Pig's plane breaks down and needs to be sent to Milan for repairs.
In that movie, Anning's impression of Milan was of a city with many canals and bridges, where the products manufactured by factories along the riversides could be shipped directly down the canals.
After watching that movie, Anning had always wanted to fly a seaplane in Milan, navigating through many bridge tunnels during takeoff.
