We had a couple of hours before getting started this morning and Rachel and John were busy making sure everything was in place for moving all the students again to Milan, so I went early to the leather markets and got me some gloves. I went back to the same seller who had a different person working and together
we found the perfect pair of gloves. I wanted some color because you can’t have a whole rainbow staring at you and get black or taupe, but I wanted it to go with as much as possible too, so we did a nice lilac that should go with brown or black. They are beautiful and if they wear
as nicely as they look, I’ll be getting several more pairs the next time I’m in town. We went to the Bargello today, where you can’t take pictures and the only real thing of value they have is Donatello’s bronze David. He was nice to see and they had other nice pieces, but it didn’t do it for me. We then
went to Santa Maria Novella while it was open and it did do it for me. I loved the frescos in here and they let me take pictures…so enjoy. Then we went wayyyyy toooo early to the train station and waited for our train to Milan for the next hour and a half.
And then we arrived in Milan. A city that John and I have only arrived in to fly out of and Rachel has not been in 10 years. Figuring out the subway and other systems was interesting to say the least. I had mapped out our route the night before, but suddenly the metro stop I picked
wasn’t on the map and we needed to transfer lines. So, after a few fits and starts (my stop did still exist) we pop up with all or our luggage across the street from the hotel. It was a Best Western designed for business travelers and I’ve never seen the students so happy. And Rachel got her own room which
was
probably a relief to her. AC that worked
and a breakfast that blows any breakfast I’ve ever had at a hotel away. We had some risotto and bed after the
exhaustion of coordinating another travel day with 10 students in tow.
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