No rush this morning, we’re planning to visit the fort Castello Sforzesco and it opens only at ten. We’re up before seven, have some leftover olive bread and meats/cheeses from yesterday. I try the Ethiopia blend of coffee this morning and I like it a bit better than the Cioccolatino, less bitter. I still don’t love it, but I don’t really hate it either, so that’s progress.
It promises to be a warm and sunny day, so I put on a light, linen tshirt, my cargo shorts (they’re so old they’ve become pretty light as well), a layer of 50 spf sunscreen and my panama hat. We arrive at the castle around nine and take our time admiring the exterior walls. We had decided yesterday to do two of the 16 museums, but it turns out there’s just one ticket and one tour through all the exhibitions, but for the price of 8,8 € for two we won’t complain.
They have beautiful pieces, grouped medium (wooden furniture, stone carvings, ..) though I must admit it gets a bit much after a while and we did not stop and read every info panel. My favorite was the museum of applied arts, with decorative everyday items like shoes, cutlery, furniture, etc.
The building itself is also very impressive, with great halls with painted ceilings and walls, elaborately sculpted window casements and a severe, brick façade. It has a complicated history (involving dukes, republics, revolutions, Austrians and Napoleon, among others), of which you can still see some remains.
We exit the museums around eleven thirty and decide to eat nearby, at the same restaurant as Monday. We sit outside, take our time, have dessert and write our post cards. We’re not very motivated to move much still, so after a small walk to the post office and the Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio we make our way back to the train station. We buy some focaccia for dinner and are back at the apartment around three, tired of art and walking.
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