After leaving the beautiful Swiss Alps H and I arrived late that night in Milan where found our hostel in a questionable construction area. We booked all our hostels/hotels online so when we arrived to each one we were always keeping our fingers crossed for a nice room.
When we saw all the construction going on we were more than concerned so it was a pleasant surprise when we walked into a newly renovated room with a huge bed and our first tv of the trip!
We started our first morning in Milan with a very chocolate filled breakfast from our hostel. When we were booking our rooms we always tried to stay in places where breakfast would be included to help save a bit of money and time. When we went out that morning to get our breakfast and found a tray full of cookies, nutella, chocolate filled croissants and chocolate crackers we knew this plan may not work everywhere.
After getting our fill of sugar for the month we stepped out to the chaos that was happening on our street. As soon as you were outside you heard horns honking, people shouting, and who could forget the lovely construction and all their glorious sounds.
H and I had no real plan for our two days in Milan so we started walking in the direction of what we though was city center and just went with the flow from there.
Our wandering led us in the right direction because soon we saw these intriguing towers in the distance.
We had arrived at our goal destination in city center where you find the beautiful cathedral Duomo di Milano. It is a Gothic style cathedral that took over 6 centuries to complete and is the 5th largest cathedral in the World.
H was super excited because as he pointed out his navigation skills lead us the right way yet again. He didn’t like to brag about it at all on our trip or anything because that would of been super annoying.
You can purchase tickets to climb to the roof of Duomo di Milano which I highly recommend. The details of the towers are amazing and you get some great views of the city. It was quite a few stairs to climb and in some tight spaces but this was the highlight for me of our time in Milan.
Once at the top I was amazed by all the detail and work that must have gone into making this beautiful cathedral.
The views of Milan from the rooftop were pretty amazing as well.
I could have sat on the rooftop taking in the city views and all the beautiful details of the cathedral all afternoon. It was way to hot for that though so we headed back down the stairs to see the inside of the cathedral and after checking out the rooftop I knew we were in for a treat.
As we were lined up to head into the church I was about to walk in the door when a security guard grabbed me and pointed at my arms and said “No”! Like I said this was our first day in Italy and visiting cathedrals in the country so I was unaware of the dress code requirements.
I quickly covered up with my jacket only to be pulled back out of line again and having my legs pointed at and told another “No”! So as H likes to say I was dressed to sexy for Duomo di Milano and wasn’t allowed inside. Instead I had to wait (pout) outside while H got to tour the interior of the cathedral. At least H took lots of photos for me so I could feel like I was there.
The sunlight wasn’t really helping the quality of the photos but this stained glass window that H took of picture of is absolutely beautiful. I must head back to Duomo di Milano in appropriate attire so I can see it for myself.
While H was enjoying himself inside the cathedral I sat on the ground outside pouting and trying to figure out what this person in costume was doing. Maybe I should have asked them if I could borrow their costume so I would be covered enough to head inside the cathedral.
As soon as H finished up inside he took me straight for food, the man knows me well. We enjoyed lunch at this cafe right in front of the beautiful Duomo di Milano.
An amazing view, warm Italian sunshine and delicious food, my mood was turned right around. I even didn’t get mad at H for cutting most of my face out of what would have been an awesome photo of both of us, instead its an awesome photo of H.
Next week I will recap the rest of our time in Milan. Exploring art galleries and Milan’s beautiful shopping center, the best pasta dish we had while in Italy and our first challenge as a couple traveling together, there is more fun to come!
Question of the Day?
Have you ever had an issue with dress code when traveling?
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