Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Unexpected Business Trip to Italy - Day 1 in Milan


Driving into Milan. Who designs this stuff?

The view from our hotel room


More view



Somebody's home




The only thing free in Italy besides the view



Stone streets and lots of scooters and motorcycles


High style dining and shopping at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele


Dreaming

Really dreaming now


From shopping direct to the church



The Duomo (4th largest cathedral in the world)

Built from 1386 to 1810 - no granite...just pink marble

Sculpted entry doors


David and Goliath (exterior wall)




Cain and Abel

(glass bought by wealthy families seeking favor with the church)


16th century inlaid marble


The best part of the tour was the roof


Amazing detail

Some people enjoy the roof so much they bring their picnic lunch




Not much money so she had to marry me for love



Gardens in the courtyard of the Senaculo

(site of Leonardo di Vinci's painting of the Last Supper)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

WOW! Those are amazing pictures. Hope you had fun and that you didn't have to work too hard.