Today was spent in Milan (the shopping capital of the world) and Voghera, Italy! As told the night before upon our arrival in Como, this was a long, yet amazing 15 hour day that consisted of long bus rides, tours, shopping, more long bus rides and of course, a concert performance. This morning was also very eventful as we spent it throwing balloons at a very good friend, Natasha because it was her birthday :D Soon after, we began our tour in the Castello Sforzesco castle in Milan. We were fortunate enough to have great tour guides who ensured to thoroughly inform us about this castle; we even got to see some funny-dressed guys who were part of a marching band.
Next, we walked down to La Scala, the internationally famous opera house in Milan where they say "If you're successful in performing in La Scala, you can make it anywhere in the world". Although it was gorgeous, I felt myself slowly falling asleep with every stop we made!
The walking tour was followed by a visit to Basilica of St. Ambrose,the gorgeous church made entirely out of marble! Then, we had the great opportunity of going inside La Galleria where we saw the first ever Gucci store and a really fancy Mcdonalds. It was now time for what we came here for-- SHOPPING! I was fortunate enough to be with girls who were adamant in shopping as well so it was all the more enjoyable. I bought khaki pants and a polka-dot dress from a very Italian store called Berksha, an 'I heart Milano' shirt and a Milan bracelet from a street vendor, and shorts from Tally Weijl! The sun, the smell of roasted chestnuts and coconut, the scary moving statues, and the accompinament of great friends made our time in Milan truly short lived. We had some business to take care of now; a concert!
We had another long bus ride that took us to Voghera, Italy. At this church, we had the amazing opportunity of changing in a cold, dark back room and peeing in a broken toilet- wonderful. Nonetheless, our concert was great as usual even with the upsetting conditions of the church AND the improvised performance of two new songs, Gabriel's Oboe and the Italian National Anthem. After the concert was amazing as well because I got to talk to very cute, Italian boys. Overall, our day was fantastic, fabulous, and just simply draining. But then again, that's what we signed up for. I love the tour life.
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