Arrivederci

So long! We head to the airport- along with our luggage we are bringing home good memories and new friendships 

Graduation

After we all receive our certificates, David presents Ines with a small token of apreciation.  Then  Mangia! 

Lago Orta

We spent the rest of the afternoon in the village of Orta ( same as the lake)

Celebrating Independence Day at a lakeside cafe. 

Isola San Giulio

Mariana guided us through Isola San Giulio - home to a convent of 70 nuns who have taken a vow of  silence. What can you say about that?

Rough translation -  protect this house from   lawyers and doctors - some things are universal 

Oh ladies!! Men, too!

Only 135 euros! This is for real!!http://www.dashmere.com/5-preview-cleo-top.html

One more thing

The famed  St.  Carlo Borromeo is enshrined in the City cathedral

Milano

Today we traveled by bus to Milano 

The Cenacolo aka The Last Supper  is in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan 

Our guide, Girardo, helped us understand the masterpiece.(which among other more important things,  is a picture of men eating a meal in a room where men ate meals ) no pic allowed natch

Then on to La Scala famed opera house

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Then through the Galleria- a mighty fancy mall where Prada vies with Versace and Gucci for the euros of the Milanese 

   

To the city cathedral dedicated to the birth of Mary 

Girardo at work 

We split up and later met to return home at this statue of Leonardo (he needs no surname in these parts)