Tonight Emilie and I took the train to Milan, where we're spending the weekend. And while I've been to the Milan train station a couple of times before (for transfers), this is my first real visit to Italy's financial capital.
The highlight of the weekend is going to be a Sunday afternoon trip to La Scala, Milan's famed opera house. Otherwise, we plan to do some sightseeing and perhaps some shopping as well given that it's currently the sales season.
To be honest, I'm not sure exactly what the main sights in Milan are. And while doing a last-minute Internet search on the train, I found the following blurb on Wikitravel (based on an Italian saying) that compares Milan to Rome:
"Rome is a voluptuous woman whose gifts are very apparent, while Milan is the shy, demure girl whose treasures are plentiful, but discovered in time."
I guess we're going to need longer than a weekend...
Given the early evening departure and three-hour train ride, we didn't arrive until late. Here's a photo that I took of the Duomo -- Milan's gothic cathedral -- during the walk to the hotel. It was very impressive to see while illuminated at night.
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