Milano

I'll start by apologizing for the long delay; it's midterm essay season here in Edinburgh. That being said, I still found time to fly down to Milan last weekend for a bit of sightseeing. You might notice that this post is relatively short, only four photos. Milan is really more of a commercial city than a prime tourist spot, which I realized shortly after arriving. Most of the tourist sites are centered around the Duomo cathedral, which is enormous and stunningly beautiful, even against the a cloudy afternoon. Having seen quite a few cathedrals at this point in the semester, I can safely put this one up at the top alongside Toledo, and well ahead of Madrid.

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuel II, or a very old shopping mall. This is directly adjacent to the Duomo. It was quite the scene, with Prada and Louis Vuitton holding down the prime real estate in the center intersection. The domed glass roof was really impressive though, especially for a building that old.

The inside of the Sforza castle. It was massive.

And we caught up with my friend Hakeem, who showed us where the good food was.