We just arrived back in Florence from Milan. We woke up early yesterday morning, boarded our first train of the semester! In Milan, we walked a good 45 minutes from the train station to our hostel, Hotel Mister Mido. We walked up the stairs to find two unmarked doors. We climbed the stairs to the next floor to another hotel and asked where Mister Mido (the person) was. They said downstairs. So we tromped back down, knocked on both doors, and found Mister Mido himself! The hostel was quaint and pretty clean. I had very little expectations for our hostel experience, but was not upset about the accommodations. With hostels, you get what you pay for.
Milan is very unique Italian city. It experienced alot of damage during World War II, so the rebuilding process has urbanized the city. Milan is a large city with about 4 million people in the greater metropolitan area. It is quite large, but definitely navigable. The public transportation is clean and efficient. Today we woke and up ventured to the Duomo--an astounding structure whose beauty is hard to rival. Admission inside was free and much appreciated! Later, we strolled through the flagship stores of all the major fashion houses, including Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. Of course we couldn't buy anything. Even the more affordable shopping district's stores had SALE prices of 100 euro for most things. My goal was to get some suede shoes because the shoes I decided wear decided to torture my feet. Note to travelers: don't wear shoes that will not break in! However, I didn't buy any so my feet just suffered.
We decided to experience aperitivo Milanese style. On the way out of the hostel, we ran in to some Americans studying abroad in Aix en Provence, France. I think we overwhelmed them, but they were very nice and just go-with-the-flow type people. They came to aperitivo at "Blender" with us. Turns out they are in Florence tonight and will be for the rest of the weekend. Regretably, we probably won't see them again, though, since we are all tired tonight and tomorrow is Carnevale in Viareggio!
Pictures to be posted on Facebook soon!
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