The main reason we decided to make a stop in Milan was because we found out that the World Expo was going taking place. The theme was “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. Expo was great and we saw some awesome pavilions. The boys liked Germany the best, Tom liked the Tree of Life display the best and I liked Israel the best. The lines were huge so we weren’t able to go into some of the more popular ones. None of us were interested in standing in line for 2-3 hours.
While the Expo was good, the best thing about Milan was seeing the original Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci. We had to get our tickets a few months in advance as there are limitations on the number of people that are allowed in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Only 25 people at a time and you are only given 15 minutes to view it. It is amazing and so huge … 15 feet by 29 feet … It takes about an entire wall. I wasn’t expecting that at all. Such a contrast to da Vinci’s Mona Lisa which is only 30 inches by 21 inches.
Like many places we have visited, you are not allowed to take photos. However, those rules seem a little in many places. Not at the Last Supper though. They were watching people like hawks and if they saw a person take a photo that person was asked to delete it. The photo below is a photo of a photo that we were allowed to take.
We also visited yet another Church. The Milan Duomo. It was outstanding. The huge marble pillars, paintings and statues were unbelievable. Click here to see the photos.
Best Things about Milan
- Expo
- Pizza
- Last Supper Painting
Worst Things about Milan
- Italian television- we were a little spoiled in Southern Spain with English TV
- Long lines at Expo
Grossest thing in Milan
Skinned whole rabbit (head and all) in a grocery store meat department. Gross!