Milan

The Tree of Life is the iconic image of the 2015 World's Fair in Milan. The tree is beautiful, constantly changing colors.

Next door to the cathedral in Milan is the Galleria, the most famous shopping center in the city. We were hungry, having worked up an appetite for lunch walking around on the roof, so we headed over that way. The entrance

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The Milan cathedral, one of the largest in the world.

Please click on one of the photos to view them full-screen. After viewing the Last Supper we decided to visit the Milan Cathedral (Duomo). Its architecture might be described as Ultimate Gothic or Gothic Gone Wild. I think it is

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This is a photo of a photo of The Last Supper by Da Vinci. We went to see the original and got to spend 15 minutes with it! It was quite a moving experience.

We thought it would be appropriate to start our mid-tour Sunday in Milan by seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. So we got reservations and tickets for the 8:30 showing. The Last Supper was painted on the wall of the

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A framed view of Lake Como from the shoreline taken as we walked to Villa Carlotta.

  Please click on one of the photos – it will make for much more pleasant viewing! On Saturday morning we went up to Lake Como for the day. It’s a 1 ½ hour trip by train to the north to the

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The fearless ladies of our trip are ready for another exciting day of adventure and gelato! Front row: Joyce, Doree, and Karen; back row: Jean and Linda. I didn't even pose them; they just stood this way!

We left Montreux and Switzerland on Friday, using our beloved Swiss Travel Pass for the last time, and caught a train for Milan. Milan is a huge city and the home of the 2015 World’s Fair (Expo) so the city

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