We just got back from our short weekend in Milan, and we are exhausted. Because of our flight times we had only Saturday to spend in the city, so we missed a few key pieces of tourist musts. We weren't able to see da Vinci's Last Supper because it was sold out, and we didn't do any museums.
On the up-side, we did climb to the top of Milan's famous Cathedral in Piazza del Duomo. The day was beautiful, so our view was spectacular, and surprisingly not too cold. We also had some delicious food. There was an unbelievable pizza restaurant that only serves one kind of pizza. We got ours to go and devoured it in about a minute flat. We also had an incredible lunch at a small trattoria. Charles had cuore (beef heart) and Allie had tacchino (turkey). Both were excellent. As mentioned on the front page, we also found an American bakery where we salivated at the sights and smells of forgotten treats. Six months without even seeing a real cookie was reason enough to splurge on these calorie-laden delights (after eating them we walked the 165 steps to the top of the Duomo, so the guilt quickly faded).
On Saturday night we went to the Brand New concert, an American band we've been fans of for a while now. The club was dark and buried in a forgotten section of town, and it was a great show. We actually managed to find it without too many problems.
In short, Milano made for a fun weekend trip, and we plan to head back one of these days to see that darned da Vinci painting!
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