Fw: Goodbye Milan - it was short but sweet

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From: "Sheila Hogg" <littlewonder@tiscali.co.uk>

Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:28:28
To: Blogg Blogg<contact2707.sheils@blogger.com>
Subject: Goodbye Milan - it was short but sweet


What a day yesterday was, arrived so late and then lost my directions to the hostel. Fortunately I had the address on my phone and a lovely couple used their map app on their phone to show me how to get there.
There I me an American girl called Jenny who was 6 months into her world trip. We were going to go to the Latinamericano Expo and tried very hard to find it but half way there we discovered that the metro stops well short of our destination so instead we went to see the Duomo. What a spectacular sight to see all lit up. When you get close up and see all the detail that has been sculpted into the stone and the 3d design on the five huge doors, you begin to understand why it could have taken over 100 years to build.

After a little bit of window shopping, drooling over the Prada designs and the Louis Vutton bags and cases, it was definitely time for something to eat and the nearest place was right there in the Piazza - MacDonalds. Yes I know, I can here you all screaming, eating McDonalds instead of lovely Italian food. Well it was 9.30pm, I hadn't eaten since before I left Rome and it was there! I must say it's the poshest McDonalds I've ever been in and when I ordered I knew exactly what I was getting (probably about 700 calories in one go) but it was delicious.

I think I have been extremely fortunate with my hostels. The Orsa Maggiore was better than many hotels I have stayed in while on holiday, thick white fluffy towels, crisp, cool bed linen and a lovely peaceful atmosphere after the hustle and bustle of the city. Last night the hostel was clean and the room spacious, the only fault was, it was a bit out of the way and difficult to find.

This morning got up early and made a mad dash across town to see The Santa Maria di Grazzia. This is where you find Leonardo de Vinci's fresco of The Last Supper another spectacular masterpiece. What surprises me though, wheb you ask for directions, the number of people who don't know where it is, I thought it would be as famous as the Doumo.

Now I am on the train to Nice as previously planned and a very picturesque journey it is.

I didn't manage to take many photos in Milan bur here is one of the very impressive Central station.
Sheila
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