Milan

Milan wasn't exactly what I expected. Fashion and shopping had their place here, but they didn't dominate the city like I had expected. The main attraction that drew me to the city was Leonardo's The Last Supper. After reading The Da Vinci Code, I had to check out the actual painting rather than just a picture of it.

The city had other plans, though. The museum where the painting resides is closed on Mondays. Even on other days, though, I would need to make an appointment to see it, and it was booked until the end of the June or something. If I had wanted, I could have joined a city tour of Milan, which shows the painting at the end of it (I wonder why it's booked... haha). I didn't want to spend Tuesday here, though. So I checked into my hostel and went on my own walking tour of the city. The main landmark of the city was supposed to be their Duomo (church), which has an amazing marble face. Unfortunately, restoration work covered and hid the face completely. Great...

I walked along the main shopping street just to see what the whole 'Milan' fashion and shopping thing was all about. Interestingly enough, the mall type area was a fairly beautiful building that ironically had religious paintings in the ceiling.

And I'm done with Italy. Onward to Switzerland...