First things first. Fly in, bus downtown, check into the hotel, than find gelato!!!
Outside the Duomo, we were greeted by thousands of screaming girls. Regretfully, they were screaming at Finley, not at us.
Two rolls of cheap wrapping paper provided hours of faux light-sabre entertainment.
The beauty in Milan was breathtaking.
We visited the canal area for our first dinner and had a
great meal. Especially Nick's donkey stew.
To work off all that stew, we climbed to the top of the Duomo and enjoyed the view.
Nick and Grant also visited an old classmate, Adeen, who had moved to Milan.
Lots of energy is contained within two teenage boys!
All that energy was refueled at a charming local pizzeria.
The first day was rainy, and the boys found they could slide along on the steel grates. When it dried up, they provided their own water!
At the science museum (while Sooz was out shopping), the boys tried out their hand at wireless telegraphy, as developed by Marconi.
Don went to take some photos of steam trains (thankfully not included here), and came out to find this sight on the bench outside.
More gelato! We'd turn around, and the boys would be behind us, purchasing more cups, and running to catch up.
Nick took this photo of the happy family enjoying a stroll in the sunshine. Thanks!
This is what happens when you eat too much gelato! (Actually, he's at the central train station).