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The weather really picked up when we got to Milan – blue sky, sunny weather, ideal for the appearance of shorts and attempting to tan up.

It is easy to get around with trams and the metro. We started off wandering around the castle (Castello Sforzesco) and park area (Parco Sempione). The architecture of the castle is interesting with these round domey towers – guess they were some form of watch towers. The castle was at the "top" of Milan, where a wall was built from there and around the rest of city in its past times.

X-T3 35/1.4 – Some of the towers in the castle

X-T3 35/1.4 – Smile, Amy. No, not you, Danielle!

X-T3 35/1.4 – There are many random relics from the past displayed around the castle, e.g. these random heads

X-T3 35/1.4 – Wild flowers with a lovely arch backdrop

X-T3 35/1.4 – Castello Sforzesco viewed from Parco Sempione

I can't help but do more photoshoot-styled photos with my hired lens. Here, you can find Arco della Pace and Parco Sempione in the background. We're rather photogenic, aren't we? ;)

X-T3 35/1.4 – Parco Sempione, Arco della Pace and Danielle

X-T3 35/1.4 – Parco Sempione, Arco della Pace and Amy

X-T3 35/1.4 – Parco Sempione, Arco della Pace and me

In the evening, we walked by the canal and had dinner there – the restaurant we went to was a pure robbery, won't recommend! The canal was lovely though. We even found another place that did good wine fora reasonable price.

Pixel 2XL – One word – beautiful!

Pixel 2XL – Inside is as impressive as the outside

X-T3 35/1.4 – Danielle lighting a candle for her nan

X-T3 35/1.4 – Found an Amy through the archeological site underneath the Duomo

We also climbed to the top of the cathedral where you can see the stone columns even closer. It was a nice little hike in the warm and sunny weather.

X-T3 35/1.4 – Direction to God according to statue man X

X-T3 35/1.4 – Milan from statue man Y's view

X-T3 35/1.4 – Closer look at the stunning stone work

We found this little courtyard building which had a lovely corridor. We couldn't help but did some more photoshooting there.

X-T3 35/1.4 – Amy being herself - confident and successful. What more can you ask for?

X-T3 35/1.4 – Instead, Danielle went for a jumping shot

Not only was it Danielle's birthday on this leg of the trip, Tyra rejoined! We simply had a wonderful time enjoying good pizzas and wine. Milan was an interesting place. Whilst I don't think it's my type of city, it has a lot to offer. The sheer size offers a lot for people with different interest. Definitely would come back for a proper exploration.

X-T3 35/1.4 – And no one can get more attractive than this...!

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