In my second visit to Milan, I finally visited its Duomo. It is an impressive cathedral, both from outside, and inside, and I highly recommend the visit to its rooftop to appreciate the sculptures and the view of the whole Milan. Last time I did not go because the weather was not that nice… It doesn’t matter. Don’t leave Milan without paying a visit to its Duomo.
Saturday 11th June. Milan, Italy. I am enjoying some coffee (these Italian really know what they do) with two of my friends in a terrace in Brera’s neighbourhood. In a couple of minutes, the sky gets white and then black… It starts raining and we are glad we are covered by a canopy, but our protection is not enough for what is coming: Hail. For around 15 minutes, Milan streets get covered by hail (Some of it, with a quite significant size), and the people on the streets cannot hide their surprise of such a strange event.
Plovdiv is the Bulgarian city where the wedding took place, and where we headed after a day in Sofia.
The second biggest city in the country, a bit more than 300,000 citizens (similar to Alicante); it is one of the most beautiful and tourist-oriented cities in the country. It has got remains from the different ages the city has witnessed, and all religions can be found in the city, as in the whole country.
Plovdiv was specially important in the Roman period, and it even had an amphitheater and a stadium. Both of these constructions can be seen in a walk through the city, and the amphitheater can be fully visited.
Another important period of the city was the 3rd Bulgarian State, and plenty of houses of rich people and merchants are spread all over the hill where the town center is situated.
We also did a daytrip tour to a nearby fortress, Assen’s fortress, an amazing location to defend Plovdiv from any crazy assailant.
More pictures from Plovdiv and Bulgaria in this slideshow.
