I have a lot to post on! I'll be catching you up about me and Elisa's great trip around Ireland in the week to come, but for now, I've got a little Milan info for you.
SO Thursday I got into Milan to my hotel, which was OMFG fantastic. If you find yourself in Milan, be sure to stay at the
Hotel Christoforo Colombo. The customer service is amazing. In the restaurant they remembered my coffee order every morning, and the concierge gavegreat advice on complicated things like how to get the train to Como. Also theirs is the best free city map any hotel has ever given me. A random but important fact.
My room had a bidet in it. Bidets happen. Especially in Italy. They have a little soap dish next to them. That is for butt soap. True story.
Friday I visited the city. I saw the Duomo, the 3rd largest cathedral in Europe.
There's a carved wood statue of St. Bartholomew, who was flayed alive. It scared me a little.
You can pay to take the stairs to the roof for good views of the city and cathedral.
I also saw Via della Spiga, the high fashion street, as Milan is known as the fashion capital of Europe. The street was particularly beautiful that night when I revisited it (as was the Duomo, see below).
In the heart of Milan you can walk through this huge shopping arcade called Galleria Vittorio Emanuale II, which is outstandingly gorgeous. I may or may not have taken 75 photos of it over the course of the weekend...
I visited the Pinacotecca di Brera, the famouse Milanese art school that has trained all the greats through the centuries. I fell in love with Hayez's "Il Bacio", aka The Kiss:
I saw lots of other things on Friday, but my favorite was La Scala, the famous opera house in the heart of Milan. It looks like a giant jewellery box inside. It was closed for Easter, but you could pay €5 to walk around in it and see the museum. I have never been so amazed just standing looking at an empty room before. The experience was unforgettable.
The weather forecast was 50 and rain, but instead we got 74 and pure sun. I read in the park for awhile, walked around and did some shopping. I was outside for a total of 14 blissful hours. I haven't seen so much sun since last year in Michigan!
That night, I went for dinner in the Galleria and met a nice Amurrican girl who was also visiting, and we grabbed some 'za and wine together. Then I walked around a little and saw things at night, including some nasty lookin fashion, lol!
The next day I went to Lake Como....which, let's be crystal clear, deserves it's own post. We'll leave it there for now. ;)
Have a great weekend--I'll be sending Elisa off (boooo!) and then doing some catch up at home and some reading in cafes since it's going to be a rainy Dublin weekend. Have a good one!
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