RobFan came into the airport in Milan, Malpensa 2000, on Friday,
May 28, 1999, Even though Malpensa 2000 is famous for their
crappy baggage handling and even though he was carrying lots of
illegal drugs into the country, he cleared customs and made it
through. Here's me asking my "mule", RobFan, how many
baggies of coke he managed to shove up his butt. He's smiling
because it was a big number.
We had to leave for Milan on Thursday afternoon because of a
train strike on Friday. As we were walking around Milan doing
shopping, we came across someone who was much more "moda
moda" (fashionable) than we could ever be. Check out those
fur boots!
Naomi and I bought glasses, since our eyesight is starting to get
a little blurry. On the right is a picture of what Naomi looks
like when I'm not wearing glasses. We were always jealous of our
friend Ed, who bought glasses last time he was in Milan. Now we
can say the same thing.
This is the duomo in Milano. It's pretty ugly. There's about 3400
statues on the duomo, 135 spires, and 96 gargoyles. The effect
from afar is pretty hideous. It's also pretty ugly inside the
duomo, but they wouldn't let us in anyway because we were wearing
shorts. Sure, we can put a severed
head in the church, but not let in someone in shorts. What
kinda of thinking is that!
When you get to the piazza in front of the duomo, you are
immediately accosted by street vendors offering you corn to feed
the pigeons. They are a real pain in the ass.