Milan

From Friday through Monday, we took our class trip. Every year, included in the BU-Oxford Tuition is a trip with our professor to anywhere we want in Europe. Since he speaks Italian fluently, the group usually ends up going to Italy. At his suggestion, we chose to go to Milan. Milan was a very industrial city, with lots of cars, and streetcars that can easily kill you. It's unlike other places I've gone to in Italy. I wouldn't recommend it for those looking for a typical Italian experience. It's also the fashion capital, but most of the shops were too expensive to shop in.





We tried to go see Leonardo's Last Supper, but unbeknownst to our professor, you now need an appointment (probably thanks to Dan Brown). So all we got to see is a photo of it. Instead we went to the Da Vinci museum, and saw all his cool inventions.









We also went out clubbing and to an Ice Bar. This was a room entirely made of ice – the tables, chair, even the glasses that the drinks were served in. They gave us these thermal cloaks to wear because it was -5°C inside.

The highlight of the trip was a daytrip out of Milan. We went to Bergamo – a small renaissance town about an hour and a half away from Milan. It was full of really nice shops and gelato places, and seemed like a place where local Italians come to spend a day on the weekend. We climbed a big tower which gave us great views of the whole town.