Milan

Milan, Italy
September 12th-14th

We left Cinque Terre by train.  This was an interesting experience all together.  We ended up backtracking back and forth but, none the less, we made it to Milan. When we walked off of the train, we walked into a beautiful train station.  I thought I was going to go back in here at a later point to get some pictures but never had the chance.  Once we left the train station, we walked a quick 5 minutes to the hostel!   It was so close. We quickly realized we had gotten lucky with this hostel.  They checked us in, and offered complementary drinks while we filled out paperwork.  The community area was very cozy and inviting. They also had a 24 hour bar, breakfast was included, AND dinner was included.  How cool.

We walked up to the first floor where our room was located.  The room was nice.  We each had a twin bed and a nice bathroom. We dropped our things and went on a little walk. Being on the train we didn't walk much so we were anxious. There wasn't much time before dinner was served so we made sure we were back in time.  Dinner consisted of pasta, couscous,  salad, vegetables and bread.  It was very delicious. We each had a drink afterwards and retreated to the room for the night.

We always get excited when we each get our own bed!

The next morning Taylor and I had some weird will power and did a work out before we had breakfast. Don't worry, it was our first and last workout. Once we were finished with breakfast we set out for a free walking tour that started 10am.  We walked a mile or so to the meeting spot..  Little did we know this walking tour would last 4 hours.   We learned about the Milan Cathedral, Ospedale Maggiore, and the San Bernardino alle Ossa (a church decorated with human skulls and bones). In the middle of the tour we were given a little break where I got a deliciously rich, chocolate ice cream cone. 

Overall the tour was great but we were exhausted.  We had asked our tour guide where would be a good place to eat and grab a drink for lunch.  He mentioned a brewery, showed us where it was on the map, and sent us on our way.  After another hour of walking, we approached the front door only to find out it was closing for its mid day break in 2 minutes.  Now we were really hungry, really tired, and had really sore feet.  We settled on a gelato place near by and called it a day. This Gelateria had all of its flavors named after something to do with rock and role bands.  It was pretty good.

We walked 30 or so minutes back to the hostel and decided we were done for the day.  Our hostel had a little haven on the roof where Tay and I sat in hammocks for a while.  It was so nice to relax after hours of continuous walking and lack of a hearty meal. 

Later we went down to our room to get ready for dinner.  Taylor had brought a bottle of wine from Cinque Terre and decided tonight was the night to drink it.  After dinner we shared this bottle and passed out early.  This was a good thing because we had to leave pretty early to catch a bus to the airport and then fly to Paris!

Peace & Love,
Savanah