It has been a long day. We woke up around 3:30 this morning and couldnt go back to sleep so we left the hotel at 5 to see what Milan had to offer. It was really nice in the morning because the streets were empty and when we found our way to the galleria de vittoria emmanuele and the duomo, they were empty too. We spun our heels on the balls of the famous bull mosaic.... for good luck. Then we crossed the street and watched a barefoot man chase pigeons infront of the duomo yelling "alora!!!."
We also went to the Sforza castel and we learned that there are secret underground streets that go outside of the walls and let the soldiers ambush the attackers from behind. Also, Leonardo spent a lot of time here and designed some of the battlements. There are even more tunnels that go underneath the castle and across the street to where Leonardo had his workshop. Now, the workshop is part of the Museum of Art and Science.
We found cats relaxing in the moat which is now covered with vegetation. One of them looked at us.
We had an early lunch of pizza\panini near the duomo and then climbed to the roof which was our favorite part of the day. We took a nap and were shocked to find out it was only noon, our feet were so tired!
Afterwards we put our bikes together. Mine was a pice of cake, but we had to mess with Dinos brakes and rear wheel which may be a little bent from the trip. We had a picnic dinner on warm marble steps in the shadow of the duomo, and have just finished packing our bags for the bike.We will see how tomorrow turns out!
We also went to the Sforza castel and we learned that there are secret underground streets that go outside of the walls and let the soldiers ambush the attackers from behind. Also, Leonardo spent a lot of time here and designed some of the battlements. There are even more tunnels that go underneath the castle and across the street to where Leonardo had his workshop. Now, the workshop is part of the Museum of Art and Science.
We found cats relaxing in the moat which is now covered with vegetation. One of them looked at us.
We had an early lunch of pizza\panini near the duomo and then climbed to the roof which was our favorite part of the day. We took a nap and were shocked to find out it was only noon, our feet were so tired!
Afterwards we put our bikes together. Mine was a pice of cake, but we had to mess with Dinos brakes and rear wheel which may be a little bent from the trip. We had a picnic dinner on warm marble steps in the shadow of the duomo, and have just finished packing our bags for the bike.We will see how tomorrow turns out!
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What a busy day! Thanks for sharing your itinerary and the pictures. Beautiful.
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