We arrived in Milan early from our night train and freshened up in the train station bathroom. One of the first things we had to do was get some authentic Italian gelato, this was one of the things we had been waiting for the whole trip.
Then we went to see the Duomo and walked around the city center before our reservations to view The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. To view The Last Supper we had to plan ahead, we had to book the tickets two months in advance because only 30 people are allowed to view it at one time. Once inside Santa Maria delle Grazie you are only aloud to view the painting for 15 minutes.
The painting was large and it covered an entire wall. It was painted in 1498 and has been restored many times. The most interesting part of the painting was the different expressions on the apostle’s faces and how they depict their personalities.
After the viewing we headed directly to Bergamo to meet up with our friend Carrie. Two summers again we both studied abroad here so we were very excited to go back. The students had a party at a local winery that night so we went to meet up with them. The winery was on the side of a small mountain that had a beautiful view of the city.
After the winery we went to Citta Alta to hang out at our favorite restaurant for some drinks with Carrie. We were so excited to be back in Bergamo to see the city and some familiar faces.
Next stop Barcelona!
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