Milan

Milan.

Last stop of our trip.


Myself, Aaron and my parents hopped on a train and headed from Venice to Milan.


We utilized a lot of transit this trip.



After getting situated at our cute AirBnb, we jetted to the historic city center of Milan.

Where this happens.

AKA the Duomo.



It was GINORMOUS!

Aaaaand screaming for us to take hundreds of pictures.



Aar got a little distracted with more pigeons and started feeding the birds again.


The line was hours long to get in, so we just enjoyed it from the outside.

Although now that I google 'inside the Duomo' I'm sort of sad we didn't wait to go inside.... it looks ah-mazing!

Next time.


We spent the rest of the day walking around Milan.

Through the giant historic mall.

Eating gelato.

Walking through charming European parks.

Stopping and admiring fountains and castles.

And spent dinner on the swanky city trolley.

We had plenty of great food.

Seafood lasagna.

Octopus.

Lamb.

White chocolate orange pudding.


All while driving around and seeing Milan.

Pricey.... but definitely recommended.


And we ended the ride right next to the stunning Duomo at night.

The next morning was spent casually walking around the city and enjoying a typical European breakfast of pastries by the lake in Milan.

It was a perfect casual fall morning before we parted ways and my parents headed back to Paris and us to Rome.

But first Aaron HAD to make a detour to the Leaning Tower of Pisa.


I wasn't mad.


It was a 2 hour detour, but it was screaming for us to check it off our bucket list.

We raced a mile from the train station to catch a glimpse of this

 and this

while we acted like typical tourists.

Pisa is right on the coast, and there were palm trees lining the streets.

The sun streamed golden light as it set.

The air was warm and comfortable.


Worth the extra 2 hour detour.


Before we knew it, we were waking up the next day to head to the airport to go back to the states.


Such a memorable trip, and hope we can go back someday to explore more of Italy!