The flight left Timisoara at 6:40 and we landed in Milan at 7:01. Wow! That was a short flight... well, we also gained an hour because of time zones, but that was still fun to think for a second.
As we were descending in the plane, the Alps were in full view. It was so awesome to see the snowcapped crags and jagged peaks from above, and then from the equal level, and then from the ground.
We went to our hostel and dropped off our luggage and went into the city. The first place we stopped was the Duomo. This cathedral is the fifth largest cathedral in the world and the largest in the country of Italy (The largest is St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, which is technically inside the borders of Italy but a separate country). It did not disappoint. It looks big from the outside, but we walked inside, and it is so HUGE. I felt like i was swallowed up in the expanse of the cathedral. There was also a crypt there which we could walk in and see...something (I don't understand much Italian). But I like the idea of crypts and catacombs and whatnot.
Adjacent to the square infront of the Duomo is the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle II. This is one of the oldest shopping malls in the world (or something like that... Wikipedia check it if you care). It was cool with a bunch of fancy shops in it. They had a Gucci Cafe (I only drink designer coffee).
We had lunch at this cool, modern bakery. I had bruschetta (Broo-shket-ah in Italian) and it was amazing.
After walking through that, we went to an old castle and big arch and around much of the city. Another thing about Milan is that it is the shopping capital of the World. There is an street called Via Monte Napoleone which has tons of designer shops and there are five or six streets surrounding that street that also have some high end looking stores. We stopped in a boutique store near that street (Rosalie's idea, but it was actually very nice) and spent a good amount of time in there.
We walked back by the Duomo at night for some cool lit up pics :)
We are only in Milan for another half day, so tomorrow will be early.
Awesome! Magnifico!
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