Milano

Yup, the fashion capital of Italy... and I thought the shopping was big in Florence.

Before I start on Milan, I would like to finish the chapter that was Florence. We ended up seeing the real David in before catching our train. It was actually worth the €6.50 to go see him in the custom built museum. He commands a presence in the room, and is much more detailed than the replicas. What I didn't realise was that he is David from the David and Goliath biblical story.

Jeni put the rest of the morning to good use in Florence's leather shops looking for a bargain. She ended up finding some little leather heals and getting them for a steal.

The train ride was fairly uneventful, except it was raining when we arrived. We walked the 5 blocks to the hotel only to be told our room was waterlogged. We got moved to another hotel which is closer to the city for nothing extra.

We decided to take a walk around and ended up on the main discount shopping street - not really realising until we got back to the hotel. Jeni still took a good look in some of the shops.

Today we did quite a bit. We had a good browse round the main shopping districts, walking part ALL the big names. We then headed over the other side of town for our viewing of 'The Last Supper'. Another entrance and booking fee later and we got our 15 minutes (strictly timed). The painting is huge and was worth the visit. Unfortunately it is very touristy and they seemed just to be interested in the money.

In the afternoon the checked out the Leonardo da Vinci science museum. Some of the stuff was really good - like the telecomms exhibit and the da Vinci machines, but a lot of the stuff was roped off for school groups or construction.

We saw pretty much everything we wanted today, so tomorrow we are going to do a day trip somewhere. Will let you know how it goes.