Milan

Milan is the capital of the Lombardy region of Italy. It is Italy's 2nd most populous city after Rome and its full metropolitan area is the 4th biggest in Europe. It is also Europe's 3rd largest economy after Paris and Madrid. It is known for fashion, housing the Italian stock exchange, and of course the Last Supper.

A few interesting notes from our walking tour:
* Our tour guide took us to the galleria near the Cathedral and we witnessed a strange tradition. On the floor there is a mosaic of the cost of arms of the 4 great cities of Italy. Rome, Milan, Venice, and Turin. Turin' s coat of arms is blue with a picture of a bull. Apparently Milano's believe that if you spin on the testicles of the bill with your heel you get 1 year good luck. Could NOT stop laughing at this! Here is a video of people spinning from YouTube. Apparently the have to do restoration on the bulls testicles ever year.

https://youtu.be/b_-aBa5xIq8

* The 2nd to last picture is of some street art outside a major subway station. Our tour guide explained it's depicting a needle pulling thread. The 4 colors are the colors of the 4 subway lines. You can see the knot of the thread on the opposite side of the street. It symbolizes how the subway ties the city together and makes busy streets more accessible to pedestrians. Czytaj więcej