Pete and I were very pleased to receive this photo from Jeremy.  Chris, Michelle, Paul and Jeremy eating out to celebrate Jeremy's birthday...I'm always pleased to receive photos from Melbourne, I don't feel so far away.

This morning we left our Milan apartment quite early and caught a taxi to Milano Centrale train station. We didn't have to wait long before we could board the train to the airport.  The airport was much busier than when we arrived in Milan....it was Saturday morning and we think many people in Europe go away for the weekend.

Our first view of Denmark...it was only a two hour flight in a smallish plane. 

After landing and finding our baggage we caught the train (in the photo) then a bus to the Airbnb that Pete had booked. 

Our apartment is on the second top floor.....

View from our dining table...it is a small apartment but nicely decorated and has everything we need.

On our way to the supermarket....

What an experience at the supermarket....we had no idea what was what...there is not much English on items and the language is so different to any other. BUT we have google translate which has helped. 

I was very pleased to have found Skyr yoghurt which I loved when we were in Iceland and kiwifruit .

 

Another warm day...Pete and I caught a local bus to the train station...we are on our way into Milano Centrale.

Our local train station...Segrate...

This was what we saw as we climbed the steps out of the subway....

Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square)...and the entrance to Victor Emmanuel Gallery...

Then we were in front of the Duomo....so striking...

.....the beautiful stained glass...

......the amazing floor...

Honestly I could have spent all day in there and still not have seen it all.

There are over 200 steps to the roof but it was worth the climb...the view changed with each level that we climbed...

I love this photo...a great view of Porta Nuova, the financial district in Milan. The tall building with the spire is the Unicredit building which is the tallest building in Italy.

The building to the right of Unicredit had Pete and I intrigued. It looked like it had holes in it?! Google of course had the answer. It is Bosco Verticale...a pair of residential towers and is home to over 21,000trees, shrubs and perennial plants.

Photo from Wikipedia...amazing isn't it.

They say there are more statues on this gothic - style cathedral than any other building in the world. There are 3,400 statues, 135 gargoyles and 700 figures that decorate Milan Duomo.

We descended from the roof down the other side of the Duomo....seeing more of Milan.

Inside the Duomo museum....the statues were amazing...

It is awesome...

Walking the nearby streets looking for somewhere to have lunch...I took some photos...

Pete and I found an ideal cafe that served us  delicious paninis and for me the best cappuccino I have ever tasted. Pete had a nice cold beer.  We continued our walking after lunch, only managing to walk a block before we saw this shop selling gelato...and we couldn't resist a small cone each. What could be more fun than walking the streets of Milan licking an Italian ice cream cone.

Sforzesco Castle....another impressive place to visit...it was built in the 15th century and later renovated and enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Inside the castle...

Quite close to the castle is Sempione Park...I was pleasantly surprised to see all these turtles...

....and fish...

The trees and flowers in the park were all unfamiliar...but exciting to see...

Another site in the park is the Arch of Peace...located at the entrance to the park. It is a neoclassical arch begun by Napoleon during the early 19th century to honour his military victories. Bit of a shame that the area was being set up for a concert this weekend but still glad we saw the structure.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele11.....didn't disappoint, loved strolling along window shopping...

After such an exciting and interesting day Pete and I caught the train then bus back to our very comfortable apartment...cooked and ate some pasta then went to bed early.