Milan to Florence
Friday 21st October 2011
Spent the daytime in Milan, including a visit to see the Last Supper, the Duomo, and various bars and cafes. Got on the train to Florence towards the end of the afternoon, met up with Lorenzo there, and went for pizza in the evening.
Grand Tour
John's Pictures

08:39:03
The view from our hotel room.

08:58:06
Milan Centrale station, again, it's rather grand isn't it?

08:59:40
A sort of conveyor belt for luggage by the side of the stairs. This seemed like a good idea, and probably cheaper than installing escalators.

09:20:12
Santa Maria delle Grazie, the church (priory?) where the Last Supper is housed.

09:20:23

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09:31:24
We couldn't actually take pictures inside of the Last Supper, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it was quite impressive.

10:10:38
There are lots of grand residences in Milan, and it's always tempting to have a nose inside at their courtyards and entrance halls.

10:13:19
Biffi, one of Milan's oldest cafes, and also a rather good pasticceria.

10:16:50
Some of the pastries from the pasticceria side of Biffi - these were tiny little morsels (the sense of scale is a bit lost in the picture) but rather good.

10:17:47
Chie with a coffee and our pastries.

10:28:59
Santa Marie delle Grazie again.

10:39:30
The next cafe/bar we stopped in was a place called Bar Magenta, another place I'd found by searching for old bars/cafes in Milan.

10:40:38
It's quite pleasant in the daytime, although I understand it gets a bit rowdy in the evenings. I rather like this picture of me with a coffee.

10:58:34
On a slightly less attractive tram than the one we were on last night.

11:04:08
A loggia by the side of the square where the Duomo is, offering us our first glimpse of the Duomo.

11:04:45
There it is! Although Milan is generally not considered to be much a tourist destination, the Duomo at least is rather impressive.

11:05:13
Me in front of the Duomo.

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11:06:23
The entrance to the very grand Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - Milan's very upmarket shopping arcade, just off the Piazza del Duomo.

11:07:28
Some of the masonry on the Duomo.

11:10:31
Inside the Duomo.

11:16:04

11:25:20
We decided to go up on the roof - by the steps rather than the lift.

11:25:41

11:26:01
These sloping bits that you could walk on were a bit unnerving somehow.

11:26:47
Some flying buttresses.

11:28:06
Me amidst the buttresses.

11:28:22

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11:33:13
Up on the top bit of the roof now. Unfortunately some construction work was taking place, but it was still impressive nonetheless.

11:34:00
Chie takes in the view.

11:34:44
Self timer shot on the roof of the Duomo.

11:35:44
Taken for us by a passer by. Almost wish he hadn't offered.

11:36:42

11:37:27
Chie on the roof.

11:37:34

11:38:13
Views from the roof of the Duomo.

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11:40:54
These steps were a bit unnerving too.

11:43:29

11:49:01
Inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

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11:50:34
A silver USB memory stick.

12:06:52
Some buildings in Milan.

12:22:06

12:25:16
One of the inner city gates.

12:25:54
A tram.

12:53:24
A rather disappointing lunch on Via Alessandro Manzoni.

14:05:30
After lunch we went for a wander round the canal district.

14:08:09

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16:02:08
On the train from Milan to Florence now.

18:03:02
After arriving in Florence - on time!

19:16:45
Me and Lorenzo at Lorenzo's Mum's house in Florence.

19:41:44
Lorenzo took us to this wine bar for an aperitif.

20:35:56
Piazza del Vino.

20:53:45
Trattoria Santa Lucia, the Neapolitan restaurant Lorenzo took us to for dinner, wherein we had some Neapolitan pizza.

20:54:55

21:18:35
Inside, with Lorenzo's friend Federico, and our bruschetta.

21:47:33
Lorenzo and Chie with their pizzas.

21:47:52
Me and Federico with our pizzas.

21:48:28
My pizza.

22:55:11
A post dinner stroll through Florence.

23:25:55
A post dinner cocktail, at a bar whose name I forget.

23:26:47

00:04:06
Il Bovaro, a place we'd been to on a previous visit to Florence.

00:21:12
Lorenzo's Mum's cat.