Milan

We went to Milan just before going to Lake Como. It was a brief trip we only stayed there overnight and left fairly early the next day to Como. But the city was beautiful and our experience was one in a million. There are several things about Milan that draw anyone’s attention. First and foremost we went there with a Leonardo da Vinci course to see The Last Supper. It was truly an unreal experience. The fresco was just amazing to see, with all its mathematical proportion and ingenious meanings it’s hard to not be dazzled. It’s exciting to see a piece that is constantly under new research and where people search and find so much meaning. Secondly, we were able to see the 3rd largest cathedral in the world. The Duomo (literally meaning the seat of the Cardinal every city, typically, has one) of Milan is a massive cathedral of gothic architecture and is really just magnificent to look at. We were all gawking anytime that it was insight and when we were inside. The last thing that was going on while we were there was fashion week…not exactly my thing but apparently there were interesting things happening. This was the first place that we stayed at a hostel and nearly through out the idea of ever doing it again given our experience. The one that we went to was converted from some sort of substance abuse/ reform school/ detention center/ prison. It was pretty bad…but subsequently we’ve stayed at others that are much nicer! But, if you’re going through Milan, I recommend a hotel.