{"id":240,"date":"2015-04-26T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russellstout.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2015-05-01T04:49:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T10:49:12","slug":"milan-one-more-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/2015\/milan-one-more-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan One More Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last time I was in Milan, I saw signs that a new exhibit about Leonardo da Vinci was opening up at the Royal Palace. The opening day was well after I planned on leaving and I was pretty bummed. After all, Leonardo was an artist I had always admired, especially all his crazy drawings of the mechanics and inner workings of machines. I&#8217;ve always thought about getting tattoos inspired by his work. I was back near Milan again and this time I wasn&#8217;t going to miss my chance to see this exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>I woke early and found a place in Milan to sleep that night. Then I looked for apps on my phone that would make it easier to navigate the trains in Europe. Finding this app has helped considerably ever since. I took a hot shower and, after enjoying a nice breakfast provided by the hotel, left for the train station. By this point, I was feeling quite confident about getting around in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t help but notice on the train ride that morning how much this part of Italy reminded me of Kansas. As I neared Milan, rain drops appeared on the train windows. Just my luck. I arrived at the station in Milan and went down to the lower levels into the metro station to catch my ride to the hostel. The only time I was in the rain was the short walk from the metro station to the hostel. I checked in, found my room, and decided that a little rain wasn&#8217;t going to stop me from seeing the exhibit tonight.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-240 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8819-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Italy or Kansas?\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8819-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Italy or Kansas?\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption271\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Italy or Kansas?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8820-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Italy or Kansas?\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8820-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Italy or Kansas?\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption272\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Italy or Kansas?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I hopped back on the metro and headed towards the Milan Cathedral. This time the scene around the Cathedral had radically changed. Of course it was raining but besides that, a huge stage with enormous sound equipment had been set up directly in front of the cathedral. The Milan Expo would be starting soon so I could only assume it had something to do with that. The Royal Palace was on the other side of the stage and soon I found myself standing in line for the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-240 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8823-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"My first Italian gelato on the walk to the Royal Palace. 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So good!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8824_1-1024x556.jpg\" title=\"Stage in front of the Milan Cathedral\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8824_1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Stage in front of the Milan Cathedral\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption274\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Stage in front of the Milan Cathedral<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8828-e1430476616658-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Royal Palace in Milan\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8828-e1430476616658-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Royal Palace in Milan\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption278\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Royal Palace in Milan<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I spent hours and hours walking around looking through his artwork, so much time that my legs were hurting from standing and staring at his artwork by the time I was finished. The entire time I kept wondering &#8216;what was going on in your mind while you were creating this&#8217;. Needless to say the artwork was absolutely amazing. It was my first museum visit on the trip and it was worth every minute.<\/p>\n<p>By the time I got out of there, it was night. Back at the hostel I asked the receptionist where she liked to eat. She told me that her and her daughter actually ate at a little kebab shop just down the street. I had seen kebab shops all over Italy everywhere I went and decided that I had better try it. I took the metro to one stop past my hostel and had no problem finding the little restaurant. This was the cheapest and one of the best meals I had during my whole time in Italy! I was so nice to have a break from all that pizza and pasta.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-240 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8829-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Milan Cathedral after the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8829-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Milan Cathedral after the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption275\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Milan Cathedral after the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8830-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Kebab restaurant\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8830-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Kebab restaurant\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption276\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Kebab restaurant<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I went to bed excited knowing the next day I was was finally heading to a new and beautiful country, Switzerland. My buddy, Tyler, back in California had told me about a little village in the Swiss alps he said he&#8217;d love to visit some day. I decided it would be my first stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time I was in Milan, I saw signs that a new exhibit about Leonardo da Vinci was opening up at the Royal Palace. The opening day was well after I planned on leaving and I was pretty bummed. 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