Milan, Verona, Bergamo
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We arrive in
                        Milan. Our apartment building and tram to the
                        city center.
We arrive in Milan. Our apartment building and tram to the city center.

The Duomo
The Duomo

Galleria
Galleria

Nave of Duomo
Nave of Duomo

Leonardo
                        statue
Leonardo statue

On to Verona to
                        see an opera
On to Verona to see an opera

Verona
Verona

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Juliet
Juliet

Outside the
                        Roman Arena with props for Aida
Outside the Roman Arena with props for Aida

We get there
                        early for the better "cheap seats"
We get there early for the better "cheap seats"

Marble seats
                        with fossils
Marble seats with fossils

Props for our
                        opera, La Traviata
Props for our opera, La Traviata

The expensive
                        seats start to fill
The expensive seats start to fill

Upper arches of
                        the arena
Upper arches of the arena

At the
                        beginning of a 3 hour opera stone seats don't
                        seem too bad


At the
                        beginning everyone lights a candle
At the beginning everyone lights a candle

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La Traviata in
                        Verona
La Traviata in Verona

Back in Milan
                        at the Sforzesco Castle
Back in Milan at the Sforzesco Castle

Inside the
                        fortress
Inside the fortress

Santa Maria
                        delle Grazie church (Last Supper)
Santa Maria delle Grazie church (Last Supper)

Science Museum
Science Museum-Leonardo models

Gelato at the
                        Canal in Milan
Gelato at the Canal in Milan

Insalata
                        Caprese at a great Restaurant in Milan
Insalata Caprese at a great restaurant in Milan

Choose a piece
                        of Pizza
Choose a piece of Pizza

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Piazza Vecchia
                        in Bergamo
Piazza Vecchia in Bergamo

Beautiful
                        Marble Church through the arch
Beautiful marble church through the arch

St. Mark Lion
                        in Bergamo
St. Mark Lion in Bergamo

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Baptistry
Baptistry

Colleoni Chapel
                        with colorful marble panels and columns
Colleoni Chapel with colorful marble panels and columns

One of 2 marble
                        lions at entrance
One of 2 marble lions at entrance

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So many
                        interesting food displays in this city
So many interesting food displays in Bergamo

Afternoon
                        coffee and dessert at the funicular to the old
                        town
Afternoon coffee and dessert at the funicular to the old town

Funicular comes
                        through the tunnel and arrives at our
                        restaurant
Funicular comes through the tunnel and arrives at our restaurant

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Funicular stop
Funicular stop

We decide to
                        walk down from the old city
We decide to walk down from the old city

3k wall around
                        the old city
3k wall around the old city

Our destination
                        (the train station) in the background
Our destination (the train station) in the background

The path
                        narrows before we enter the lively new part of
                        the city
The path narrows before we enter the lively new part of the city

River crossing
                        with dam in the distance
From the train bridge on the way back to Milan