It depends on your personal feelings towards churches (especially Gothic churches). After leaving the church, I encountered a very unhappy incident in the crowded square. Two black guys threw a "lucky rope" on me. Yunluo had seen it in the previous guide. Don't pay attention to this deceptive trick.
They knew how to blackmail, but this criminal gang was obviously very experienced at it. They just threw the ropes at people and shouted "its free" to Yunluo and An Chuyu, as if they were possessed by luck. Then, before Yunluo and An Chuyu could react, they quickly rushed over to tie the rope around An Chuyu's wrists and tied a knot.
Then he exchanged a few words with Yunluo, almost forcing her to lift her hand and tie one for her. While Yunluo and An Chuyu were still in a daze, he began to ask for money, saying 20 euros. As it turned out, Yunluo and An Chuyu didn't have any change in their wallets! The smallest one was 50 euros, and the other party was a tall and strong old black man.
He had no choice but to give it to him. He was about to change the money, but unexpectedly, another black man who looked like the leader rushed up and took the money without looking back. The two rushed out of the crowd, leaving Yunluo and An Chuyu trembling on the spot. When Yunluo came to his senses, he still blamed An Chuyu, thinking that he was too cowardly to be bullied.
Looking back now, one reason was that it was too sudden, and the other was that the enemy's formation was really scary. It was better to go out without more trouble. My mood has been affected for a long time, and I didn't even have the mood to appreciate the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II next to it. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is mainly a luxury shopping center, which was built in 1865.
It has a steel frame structure with a stained glass ceiling. I think it's just so-so, and there's nothing to see. After leaving the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Yunluo and An Chuyu came to the famous La Scala Theater, where classic plays such as Turandot and Madame Butterfly were premiered. Unfortunately, before the trip, Yunluo and An Chuyu checked and found that there were no plays being performed in the past few days.
I couldn't go to the temple to listen in person, but I still bought a ticket to go in and see it. The theater is not big, and not as luxurious as I imagined. But it is really the kind of layout you see in movies and TV dramas, surrounded by a circle of magnificent noble boxes, which has a very good feel. I imagined the scenes of the Lady of the Camellias and Anna Karenina waving fans.
In addition, it is said that there are dress requirements if you want to enjoy the formal performance, so please respect the customs! The next point is the heavy-tasting program that Yunluo specially added for this trip - the Church of Bones! In fact, Yunluo has always had a kind of death worship in his heart. He thinks that the ultimate answers to many problems in the world are contained in death, so Yunluo doesn't feel creepy.
Instead, be awed and humble. The bone church in Milan is called the Church of San Bernardino, not far from the Milan Cathedral, and is reachable on foot. There are very few people, and facing the whole wall of human bones, it would be a lie to say that there is no horror at all, but in fact, these dead people are innocent children who died in the plague in the early 17th century.
At first, this was a hospital. Later, the bones could not be piled up, so the people of Milan built this Baroque-style church in their memory. It was a good deed. If we talk about the yin energy, it is completely incomparable to the mass graves of war. After leaving the bone church, Yunluo and An Chuyu went straight to an outlet that they had researched online before.
Take the bus! The name is iisalvagente. I chose this place because it is close (in the city) and it is said to have a wide variety of products and attractive prices. I found the address easily by following the navigation. It is a basement. But the area is much smaller than expected. What can I say about this store?
It was a bit disappointing. It was more like the stalls on the special sale floor of a shopping mall. All the brands were mixed together, and it took a lot of effort to pick them. There were basically no big brands like Gucci and Prada. They were all brands that might be well-known in China but not abroad. Yunluo and An Chuyu had to search for some of them online.
And they were not very satisfied with the styles. In the end, Yunluo picked a leather jacket and An Chuyu picked two coats. The quality seemed good, but the problem was that Yunluo and An Chuyu forgot to get a tax refund! Yunluo remembered it the next morning and called to ask. They said tax-free was no problem, but it had to be processed on the same day.
Overdue, ahhh, I wasted hundreds of dollars, I was upset for a while, but I was in a hurry at that time. On the way back, I saw a pizza delivery shop, drooling, holding a big box, I got on the tram, and went back to the room to relax, hehe. By the way, many people have complained about the value of Milan's tourism.
But Yunluo personally really likes the urban style of Milan. It doesn’t have the hustle and bustle of a big city. Instead, it has a peaceful and idyllic feeling. The tram is also very charming. I returned to the hotel at night, drank some wine and ate some meat:) and quietly enjoyed my last time in Italy.
After getting up early and dawdling for a while, An Chuyu was going to return or exchange some clothes because of the size problem, and then suddenly remembered that the store seemed to offer tax refunds... so he quickly called to ask if he could get a tax refund form. The reply was that the form could only be issued on the same day of purchase, and no form would be accepted after the deadline!! Yunluo and An Chuyu bought things worth more than 600 euros, and they could get a tax refund as long as the amount was more than 150.
It seemed to be 12%, so I lost several hundred RMB again... I went out with great entanglement, thinking of the blackmail incident yesterday, and thought that this trip was really not smooth... As a result, An Chuyu criticized me, saying that Yunluo's mood was too easily disturbed and affected. Alas, it was true, these were all unpredictable factors.
I still haven't done enough homework, so I must learn from experience here-----the tax refund must be made on the same day!!!!! As for the process, it is actually very comprehensive online, and now Alipay supports tax refunds, which is very convenient! First, Yunluo and An Chuyu took the bus to a store on the way, called Coin.
It is a relatively affordable department store in Italy. I wanted to look at cosmetics and other things in it. I didn't find anything special, so I bought a few L'Occitane hand creams and the like. (In fact, the airport has a more complete range!) I didn't find anything else I needed to buy. I took a quick look and then rushed to the duty-free shop I had yesterday.
As a result, the size that An Chuyu wanted was not available in the one she wanted because they were all mixed together and out of stock, so An Chuyu had to choose another one. After a quick lunch, we arrived at the last climax of the trip, Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! - The famous masterpiece "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.
Thinking back to when Yunluo had hit upon the great fortune after all the trouble, he excitedly boasted to his colleagues that he had booked the last supper in Milan! They asked Yunluo in surprise, which restaurant? What kind of food? Yunluo was sweating. Let me introduce this painting. Friends who love art and have read Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" should be familiar with this painting.
The Last Supper was created by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is the most famous of all the works created on this theme. It depicts the dinner scene of Jesus on the eve of his betrayal by his disciple Judas. The characters in the picture show expressions of fear, anger, suspicion, and confession, as well as gestures, eyes, and behavior.
The paintings are all very detailed and lifelike, and are painted on a wall of the Santa Maria Monastery in Milan. The masters are all quite neurotic. Please see the description of others: "Leonardo da Vinci climbed up the scaffolding early in the morning and started working non-stop. Sometimes he would work there from morning till night, with a brush in his hand all the time.
He would paint non-stop, often forgetting to eat or drink. Sometimes, he would not touch his brush for days. He would stand in front of his work for several hours a day, arms crossed over his chest, alone, examining the figures in the painting with a critical eye. He was also seen at noon when the sun was at its hottest, as if he suddenly had something urgent to do.
, put down the clay mold he was making, and went straight to Santa Maria delle Grazie. Without finding a shade to rest for a while, he quickly climbed up the scaffolding, picked up the paintbrush and painted one or two strokes on the wall. Then he turned and left. "It seems that Michelangelo is also this kind of guy, you can't help but admit it!
Whether these masters were trying to make a living or were simply out of the madness of creation is unknown, but they must have had obsessive-compulsive perfectionism. Considering Leonardo da Vinci's incredible talents and feats in various fields, this person's brain must have been different from that of ordinary people. The monastery is not very eye-catching, and can even be said to be very simple.
However, due to the rare treasures in the collection, the entire venue is heavily guarded. I successfully received the ticket with the reservation voucher. The train runs every 15 minutes. Yunluo and An Chuyu had an appointment for the 14:30 show and waited outside the door. The procedure for entering the venue is very strict. There are about three gates before and after, and the gates will only open and pass forward at a specific time.
Each session was limited to 15 people, and they were stuck like trapped animals. The exciting moment finally arrived. The last door finally opened, and Yunluo and An Chuyu rushed in, cherishing the limited 15 minutes in front of the works. Of course, taking photos was prohibited at the scene, so I posted a screenshot from the Internet.
Yunluo originally thought that visitors could get very close to the wall, but unexpectedly, a rope was pulled at a long distance, so they could only stand on the periphery to watch. Because of the long history and the limited conditions for creation at the time, the murals were originally severely damaged. Even after a large-scale restoration, the state of the murals is not very clear now.
There are so many stories and mysteries about the painting. For example, the book "The Da Vinci Code" believes that one of the disciples is actually Jesus' wife, Mary Magdalene, a descendant of David, who was pregnant at the time. In addition, there is a hand holding a knife in the picture, but it does not seem to belong to anyone in the painting.
Is it just a symbol of a tense atmosphere? And why is it daytime outside the window when it is clearly dinner? There are too many legends and it is unknown. Yunluo and An Chuyu have little knowledge of Christianity and lack cultural background, so this attraction is basically a star-chasing trip. As for the superb perspective technique used in the work itself.
Maybe people with a background in fine arts can see the trick better. To add, regarding the Eucharist, many churches now have large-scale masses that involve it. It should be based on the story of the Last Supper. At that time, Jesus had a premonition that he would be betrayed, and he said that the wine on the table was Yunluo's blood.
The bread is Yunluo's flesh. When you eat it, it means you have Yunluo's body. Yunluo is with you (something like that). So there is a part of the mass where bread is distributed and wine is drunk, which may mean a kind of closeness to God. Of course, if you don't have a religious background, you may find the scene of drinking blood and eating flesh a bit heavy.
For 15 minutes, Yunluo and An Chuyu were silent, looking up at it, feeling close to the master, as if you were watching Leonardo da Vinci waving his brush on the wall, time seemed to be frozen in that era. It made people reluctant to return to reality for a long time. The last attraction is the Sforza Castle.
Not far from the monastery, you can walk there. Sforza Castle was built by Count Sforza as a castle in the 14th century, and later became the residence of the Sforza family, witnessing the whole process from its heyday to the decline of the family. The entire castle is square in plan, with a large park and high walls around it.
The back door is the Arch of Peace. It was named after the ruler Francesco who renovated it. This attraction is not very worthwhile to visit. The appearance is OK, but the interior decoration and artworks are almost nothing to be surprised about if you have been to Florence. One of the rooms was designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
In addition, Michelangelo's last unfinished work, the statue of the Sorrowful Madonna by Rendanini, is also collected in the castle museum (but I didn't find it this time). Behind the castle is the Parcosempione Park, with lawns, green trees, and wild ducks in the pond. It is a great place to relax after visiting the castle.
If you have more time, you might get some unexpected gains. However, Yunluo and An Chuyu didn't go to the park because they were in a hurry, nor did they go through the road to visit the Peace Gate at the back door. After a quick tour of the castle, they went straight to a thebodyshop. Prepare for the final purchase. Walked to a thebodyshop store in the commercial district, found that the goods were not complete.
I had no choice but to go to the airport to buy it. I took a taxi back to the hotel, checked out and dragged my luggage to the train station. There is also an express line from Milan train station to the airport, but unlike Rome, there is no special ticket machine for the airport line. Yunluo and An Chuyu looked around and later found that it was on the ordinary Italian Railway ticket machine, mixed with trains to other cities.
When choosing, you must pay attention to the flight destination and time. I asked along the way and found the platform where the train would stop. The train was quite empty. Milan Malpensa International Airport is farther from the city than Rome Airport. Yunluo and An Chuyu seemed to have been sitting for about 50 minutes. Be sure to leave enough time before this!
When I got to the airport, it was empty. Maybe it was because the Easter holiday was over and the tourist season was over? Then I went shopping at Milan Airport. I didn’t expect Milan Airport to have such a great promotion! If you buy goods over 100 euros, the rest will be 25% off (the original price is not much different from Sunrise Duty Free Shop)!
So Yunluo and An Chuyu bought a lot of cosmetics, and finally went on a shopping spree! When boarding was approaching. The two days of fatigue seemed to have finally broken Yunluo's body, and he began to feel itchy and weak in his throat, foreshadowing the coming of a serious illness. The return flight was still Emirates, and this time I experienced the A380.
I really don't feel anything special. In fact, as long as it's not first class, the feeling of taking a long-distance plane is almost the same, that is, it is extremely painful. It is very difficult to sleep, and I can only rely on the entertainment system to torture myself. Fortunately, the hardware facilities on the plane are good, and the charging supply is sufficient. On the way back, Yunluo watched the documentary about the Medici family on his mobile phone.
In the last episode, after Galileo was sentenced, the Medici permanently withdrew from the stage of the Renaissance. There was no one before and no one after. I was filled with emotion! Here I want to complain about the automatic ticket vending machines on Italian trains. The response is really slow! If you really can't stand it or don't know how to buy tickets, there are also human vending machines at the entrance of the train to buy tickets...
It seems to be cheaper than self-service. Before taking the train in Italy, you need to punch in. The specific method is to put the ticket in the ticket checking machine, swipe it horizontally, and wait for Kara's voice to be heard, which means the punch in is successful. But after getting on the train, Yunluo didn't find anyone checking the ticket. The laziness of Italians is really reflected in every aspect...
The Central Station at night The Central Station at night To be honest, the Central Station at night is quite scary. There are all kinds of graffiti-covered shops along the way, and there are two black pedestrians occasionally. It’s the first time to land in a foreign country so late at night, and I’m still quite scared. And the streets in Italy are not as big as those in Beijing, and the distance between each building is not big.
It was easy to walk through. The hotel where Yunluo and Anchu met was the five-star Meijing Pavilion. They thought it would have a big storefront, but when they arrived they found it was only the size of a store door. After staying in Italy for a few days, Yunluo realized that except for the Colosseum and the ancient Roman ruins, the size of other places was completely incomparable to Yunluo Imperial Capital.
After checking in, the lobby manager was very enthusiastic, but Yun Luo couldn't understand his Italian-accented English. Yun Luo could only nod his head when he spoke. He probably also found this problem... He quickly sent someone to take Yun Luo and An Chu to meet him. Like all the hotels here, the lobby is on the M floor instead of the 1st floor, and the elevators are very small.
It is already saturated to accommodate 4 adults. Here I want to give you an idea, Rome is not big! And the attractions are very compact, most of the distance between two attractions is no more than 1 kilometer, and you can reach them by walking. So when making a strategy in advance, you must not plan a day's itinerary based on the scale of Yunluodidu or Modu.
Think of Rome as Xihu District of Xihu City. The next morning, Yunluo and An Chuyu had to exchange Rome pass and sightseeing bus tickets, and because of the time difference, they got up very early. After breakfast at the hotel, we looked at the scenery and were already wandering around the Republic Square at 8 o'clock. (To be continued...)