Buongiorno Milano, Italia
               
  Saturday June 4- Saturday June 11 (Condensed)
The day was beautiful today (June 4), perfect for a nice walk around la citta (the city). Jazmin & I took our very first Subway/Train today to meet Cleo in Piazza Duomo, Milan. In order to get on the train you must pay for a ticket on a machine. The cost is 1.50 Euros & you have to place the ticket into a little machine to scan the ticket and then returned. Once the ticket is read these tiny transparent doors will open up & let you head downstairs to catch the train. We arrived to Duomo after a couple stops & at the moment I did not know I had to place the ticket back into a similar machine in order to get upstairs. However, after about 45 seconds later I found it! I scanned the ticket & was pushed by a person when the doors opened up. I didn't know what to do so I tried to scan the ticket again and again but it said it was invalid. A few seconds later, I saw a lady coming over to the machine and followed her through the doors & was on my way to see Cleo! :)

 Helpful Tip: Keep you ticket until you have arrived to your starting point & prepare yourself to go through the doors like a champ! Be careful with people that do not purchase tickets!

 Once arriving Jazmin & I were amazed at how beautiful the town is. The Milan Cathedral is over 600 years old and is the 5th largest Christian churches in the world.The Cathedral's official name is Cattedrale S. Maria Nascente translated into "The Birthing Mary" in order to enter the cathedral one must be covered and should not be showing much skin. Outside of the Cathedral while people wait for their tickets and security check, vendors try to sell thin scarves which at first I didn't know why people would buy them and turns out its a smart way to make money from tourist. Inside the Cathedral it is beautiful. On the right hand side from the entrance there is a little hole on the top of the Cathedral to let in some light which reflects on a strip, telling people the time of day.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Beside the Cathedral are a couple plazas, one has a roof made of Iron and Glass which is really tall and beautiful.                                .




The Scala is also near by which is an Opra House. The City building is across from the Scala and in between both buildings is a statue of Leonard Da Vinci who isn't Milanese but did spend about twenty-five years in Milan.

The Scala has a variety of seats. Seats are all around. On the side of the building the seats are cheaper as you go higher and closer to the stage because you have to stretch to see which is not enjoyable according to Ilaria who has had a very high affordable seat. Seats towards the bottom tend to be expensive as well as the seats at the same level as the government, president, and any other important individuals in Milan. Those seats are specially reserved for them only however, if an invitation is sent out to an individual they may sit in the location of the scala.