Milan Day 1

The Duomo is one of the visual pleasures of Milan, and never ceases to thrill.
Our Teatro alla Scala tickets for L'occasione fa il ladro

Don't be misled by this billboard: there is no shortage of clothing in Milan.

This is our third visit to Milan so we feel very comfortable here (who wouldn't at the Principe di Savoia?). The train ride from Venice to Milan was less than thrilling: dirty and smelly coaches, too many stops (the express train left too early in the morning), and no cafe/dining car. How can a person expect to survive in Italy without at least one capuccino at the mid-morning break? The Stazione Centrale in Milan is very close to the Principe, and we were quickly settled. I had purchased tickets online for Rossini's L'occasione fa il ladro but thought that I might improve the location of the seats by visiting the box office. The ticket agent was most helpful, yellow frame glasses notwithstanding, and we were assigned seats in Row M in the orchestra: a perfect row because it is a cross-theatre aisle with extra leg room but not too wide to impair the view of the translation display on the back of the seats in Row L. The opera was very well done; I did not recognize any of the singers but they were quite young, nimble, and in fine voice. What more could one ask?