Sunday, November 23, 2014

Italy (Weekend in Milan)

A couple of weeks ago I wandered down to Milan for a weekend.  Milan is a lovely city for a weekend trip as it has beautiful sites, an awesome hostel, and free food every night!

The free food can be found at almost every bar in town during happy hour.  If you buy a beer you get all the free food you can eat.  It's a really fantastic system and a great reason to have an extra beer or two!

Duomo di Milano the Cathedral of Milan.  This spectacular building took almost six centuries to build!

If you visit Duomo you should definitely go up on the roof! Just remember you have to buy the ticket in a different place on the other side of the building from the elevator and the stairs!

The view of the square in front of Duomo from on top of the Cathedral.

After a visit to the Cathedral (and the non-existent free walking tour) I headed over to the Castle with a couple of new friends.

Taking pictures of the Castle!

Inside the Milan Castle.

The front of the Castle

After wandering through the castle you should wander through the back of the castle and off to the Victory Arch.  The walk through the park is great, and the Arch is really beautiful.

View through the park of the Arch.

The Victory Arch.

The Arch after a few beers near Sunset

Duomo by Night

Me and a new friend relaxing by the Arch.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Malmö at Sunset

I thought I'd share a picture of the view from my kitchen window.  I took this a few weeks ago just before sunset.

Värnhemstorget