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More of Milan: Paintings, an Ossuary, and The Last Supper

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Today was an exciting day.  We explored more of Milan and visited some of the city's famous paintings and ancient ruins.

Hotel breakfast



Hotel restaurant

Our hotel, Hilton Garden Inn

Walking to the Metro station





Inside the Metro



Artwork outside of a Metro station






Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore




Famous Noah's Ark Painting






Back to the Duomo



San Bernardino alle Ossa, an Ossuary
To enter, we paid the man outside a small fee. The Ossuary is located to the right once you enter.











The church altar located outside of the Ossuary





Inside Rinascente, a high-end department store located across from the Duomo 


Restaurant located at the top of the store




Check out the prices for this water!  No thanks!






These little cars fascinate me!

While on the free Milan walking tour, we learned about the ancient ruins of a Roman Theatre that were discovered during a renovation of Borsa Italiana, the Italian Stock Exchange.  During the tour, there wasn't much information on how to see the ruins, but when we returned to the hotel after the walking tour, we did some research.  After a few emails, we were booked on an English-speaking tour for students.




Ancient ruins of the Roman Theatre underneath Borsa Italiana












Another tiny car!





A flea market we stumbled upon 


I loved this little waterfall located outside of an office in Milan.


Waiting for our admission time to see The Last Supper


Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper

I'm not much into artwork but it was a really neat experience to see the REAL painting of The Last Supper.  They only allow a small group in at once and you must wait in several air chambers before being admitted to the painting's location.  Once there, you have about 15 minutes to explore.





A copy of the painting for those with impaired vision



Walking around Milan at night


Today was another amazing day in Milan!  It was quite exciting to see the real Last Supper.  I highly recommend it if in Milan.  Tomorrow we say goodbye to Milan and head to Florence.

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