Milan Travel Pictures

After 4 days in Venice, it was time to move on and our next city was Milan. It would be our first train ride of the trip and I was surprised at how nice the train was. It was modern looking, spacious and clean. A stark change to how some of the VIA/GO trains look like here in Toronto, Canada.

Milan is not a very popular city for grad trip travelers, but I’m glad we got to check out the Duomo.

Milan is obviously known for its high-end fashion and it doesn’t disappoint. Right beside the Duomo is Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The shops open up into the street which is covered by an glass ceiling. I consider an outdoor shopping area because there are no doors to get into the galleria. The types of shops you’ll find include Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada etc. There’s even a Gucci cafe but the best view of the action inside the galleria can be had from the McDonalds.

From one of the McDonald’s, you get this amazing view of the Duomo.

There was one McDonald’s across from the Duomo, that’s the one in the picture above, and there was another in the galleria. Both were packed and had a long lineup to the counter.

Another well-known place to visit in Milan is the Castle (Castello Sforzesco). The property includes a fairly massive park.

I found this piece of art rather interesting in the city.

I’m not quite sure what it is.

The last two pictures are from the same day. We went to Piazza San Carlos thinking there would be a cool park to check out but it was close. So after a day of walking, I had to kick back and relax a bit before the next days train ride to Florence.

Tags: Europe 2008, Grad Trip, Milan