Dates: April 29th to May 1st, 2006
My mom was in Paris visiting us for a week, so we decided to go off to Milan for the Labor Day long weekend. We arrived in Milan on Saturday afternoon and checked into our Hotel. Unfortunately, something went wrong when booking our hotel, so they only had one room available. The Hotel Spadari was very nice and payed for our first night's room at another hotel while my mom stayed at their last available room.
We had a great time in Milan; the picture to the right is of the Vittorio Emanuele II shopping gallery, which is a beautiful, glass roofed shopping center built in the 1860s.
We spent most of our time wandering around the shops of Milan, visited the Duomo Cathderal which was built over the course of 400 years starting in 1386 and is one of the largest cathedrals in the world.
On Monday, our last day, we took a tour out to Lake Como, which is a small town about an hour north of Milan. It is the playground of the rich and famous and has some beautiful villas along the shore. We took a boat tour in the lake and saw many of these villas.
Overall, our trip to Milan was great. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the Last Supper, but I suppose the good news is that we have an excuse to go back.
Some of my thoughts from abroad. You can also have a look at my photos from abroad.
