Milan, Italy

galleria vittorio emanuele ii // milan cathedral (duomo) // navigli // arco della pace // sforza castle 

After a lengthy and somewhat stressful journey from Melbourne, to Dubai, to London and then to Italy, I'd finally made it to my first European city; Milan. A land of italian speakers, driving on the right hand side, vast history, incredible shopping, glamorous people with adorable dogs and impressive coffee.

Having only travelled to some of Asia and across Australia I hadn't witnessed many significant buildings that were older than I could've imagined and contained such rich history. The first thing I laid my eyes on when getting out of the metro station in the city was Duomo. I was astonished by the size and meticulous detail at every inch, it was nothing like anything I'd ever seen before. In the city centre I saw no offices or residential skyscrapers, just beautiful old buildings that were art galleries, churches and most importantly shops. Melbourne is famous for shopping and contains an equal proportion of big name stores and small boutiques everywhere, however in Milan it felt like big name stores were everywhere and those individual stores were all massive. Being a self-confessed shopaholic I enjoyed it just a little (helloooo Zara).

 Our stay in Milan was a short one filled with jet lag, however we were able to have much needed catch-ups with an Italian friend, drink some superb coffee in a cafe playing Chet Faker, drool over some of the amazing cars, start the shopping adventures and be in awe of each picturesque street and building.

One fashion capital down, 3 more to go.

Thanks for reading!
Nat xx

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