Walking Contradiction..

Away I went on my exploration around Milano… First stop ! The Castello Sforzesco which was really.. quite ordinary. It was quite a nice place and tourists were there, but it cannot compare to the older castles I’ve seen in other major European cities. I only found the main entrance having gone one round the Parco Sempione, where tons of joggers were jogging around me. The main entrance had a nice water feature in the front, and tons of locals tend to sit here around the grass as well…

Milan map showed that there were other places of interest in the park, but when I passed it, it looked a bit grungy, and didn’t leave me the best impression so no pictures there. I should have guessed when I didn’t see other tourist groups going there.

I did see 2 cats sleeping which I thought was cute. Shows that animals get lonely too huh..


The next stop the DUOMO, largest Gothic cathedral
Be careful of hagglers who try to sell you strips of friendship bands. They attempt to tie it on your wrists and try to ask money from you. DON’T LET THEM!

The Duomo itself was quite a spectacular site, but somehow, didn’t have the same effect for me as the Sagreda Familia which I saw in Spain 2 months ago. The roof and museum ticket costs Euro7, and was worth it to go the roof. I didn’t realize they offered a cheaper option to climb the stairs. It is not that high, so if you want the budget option, go for it!

Should definitely go early as I saw crowds building up in the afternoon. The inside was tourist friendly as they cordoned off alot of the religious areas for worshippers. They also have big screen projectors for everyone to see what was happening. I happened to go during a service, so it was quite peaceful to see a service or bits of it, but I can imagine the feeling would be 10 fold when I visit the Basilica in Rome.

They weren’t kidding with the dress code, so definitely wear appropriate clothing, or cover yourself up when visiting the Duomo, and they have guards checking bags before you can enter.

Theatro Scalla
This place boasts showing the most famous operas and shows, but even the façade of the building was nice, so had a picture moment.

After all the sightseeing, this is my take away. When doing research of places, having a picture of the place you are looking for, or heading to really helps. I spent quite a lot of time walking around trying to find this place, not knowing that one hour before that, I was standing right it front of it… What a noob.