Milan Day 3!

Day 3 (February 5, 2012)

Today, we only went out in the morning but it felt like the whole day I was so surprised to seethat we got home before 1 PM! We got to do so much things and go to so many places in 4-5 hours!

Our appointment at the Cenaculo Vinciano (Leonardo di Vinci’s The Last Supper) was at 10:15 AM and we were supposed to be there half an hour before. We decided to leave in a cab at around 9:15 since we were told by Vilma, our tour guide from the previous days, that the Santa Maria della Grazie, which was where the Cenaculo is, was around 10 minutes away. To our surprise, when we ask our taxi driver how long it would take to get there he said it only took 5 minutes! We actually got there in just a little over 3 minutes!

Since we were very early, we decided to just claim our tickets then go to the church. The Santa Maria della Grazie was beautiful and so peaceful. The choir was practicing and they sounded so amazing with the organ, it made me feel so serene! We went around then we got to say a short prayer before heading back to the Cenaculo.

DI VINCI IS JUST WOW. The Cenaculo was so beautiful! The details and colors were amazing. It was very interesting especially since I’ve read The Da Vinci Code. We only got a few minutes though. We went to the exhibit of his sketches afterwards. We observed how he liked leaves and plants since he always sketched it on the sides of his notes.

We decided to walk around when we were finished viewing the sketches. Got to shop for a few things as well. I found Uggs (YAAAAAAAY!!!!) but the shop was closed (BOOOOOOOO!!!!!). Still not over how totally annoying that was, it was like I haven’t eaten for days then was shown a buffet but I wasn’t allowed to eat from it. HAHAH, dramatic, I know, but I really want a pair but it’s so hard to find them here.

After what seemed liked hours of walking around, my dad finally accepted that we were quite lost. We walked around a bit more trying to find our way, but no. After another few minutes of convincing my dad to just hail a taxi, he finally gave up. So we hailed a taxi to the hotel and found out we were going the opposite way the whole time!

Got to the hotel and rested for an hour before we headed out for lunch. I really love the location of our hotel! Everything’s just a walk away. We had lunch and shopped a bit more then headed for the hotel since it was getting really really cold!

It’s around 5 now, I’ll just throw all these bags near my luggage. Will start packing tomorrow, for sure. God, I don’t even know if all these are going to fit even with the expansion! Bahala na.

I think I’ll crash now, too tired. Bye x