Milan, Italy - July 25th

Our classes have come to an end. Instead, Dr. Wright got us up early and took us to the Basilica of Saint Ambrose. On the way there, we passed through the ruins of one of the Roman gates to the city of Milan. Because during the time of St. Ambrose, there were arguments over Christianity (go figure). So much that the different groups of monks who ran the church had to build two separate bell towers because they did not like the others ringing theirs. Inside we saw the preserved remains of the saint along with two martyrs. Once we had seen everything in the church, we gathered outside and watched a funeral procession about to take place in the church.

From there, we walked to a well-known gelatteria and got gellato. We continued to a bus stop, and rode the bus to San Babila and walked the rest of the way to the Duomo. Outside, Dr. Wright informed us on the history of the Duomo. Since most of the group had not been to the top, they went while Ally and I sat on the front steps and entertained ourselves by people watching, chasing pigeons, and cheering on male pigeons doing an exotic dance to impress female pigeons before jumping on them. I'm glad not to be a pigeon because the whole time we watched, not one was successful in mating.

When the group had finished touring, a few of us made our way to a restaurant referred to one of the girls I was with by her cousin. After eating, I accompanied the girls while they shopped for souvenirs. When they had finished, we headed back to the dorm.

For some reason, no one wanted to go out, so we stayed in the dorm and drank. At one point, we went outside and played soccer until a guy from the dorms told us we were not allowed to play out there. Back inside, we attempted to watch a movie but ended up falling asleep.