Unfortunately, when we were in Bologna I caught the SRU Plague that everyone seemed to be getting and that put quite the damper on the rest of my trip. I able to really explore Bologna or Milan but I did get to see the cool things that we did as a class together. The Milan Duomo was my favorite cathedral that we’ve gone to all trip and I was surprised that it seemed kind of downplayed compared to the other churches that we visited. I loved the spire walk, which was when we got to climb on top of the Duomo and explore sections of the marbled roof. I was super glad that I took my polaroid and was able to snap a few pics. The inside of the church was huge and incredibly beautiful even though it wasn’t all frescoed like the churches we’d seen in Florence and Rome. The pillars the lined the church were magnificent and smooth and all of the windows were filled with beautiful stained glass. The Milan Duomo really reminded me of the church that my parents made me go to when I was little.  On either sides of the aisle were candles lined up that people could light for offerings. I really liked that there were so many candles because in each church that we’ve visited I’ve lit two candles wherever there are candles to be lit. When I was little and went to church with my family my grandmothers would give me a few dollars to go light candles for other people in my family that had passed away. I’m not a religious person, but since my grandmothers have passed away I knew how much it would mean to them to have candles lit in their memory, especially candles all over Italy.

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