I booked a hotel room through Booking.com, at the Hotel Auriga, as it was close to Milano’s central train station.  While I usually opt for apartments over hotel rooms, I was only staying in Milano for one night, and so, the most important thing for me was to be close to the train station, which would make it easier when I had to catch a train the next morning.  In this case, the station was literally a block away.Milano is one of the few cities in Italia with an ever-changing skyline.  It seems as if every time that I visit this city, I notice a new and interesting building.  A plaque on a wall pays tribute to the Fondazione Cariplo, which provides funding for the arts, environmental studies, and other worthy causes.La Chiesa di Sant’Angelo or, as it is formally known, La Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli, is a lovely church that is worth paying a visit to.  Over the main entrance to the church is a relief that depicts Saint Michele, the Archangel fighting the devil.Outside of the church, in the Piazza with the same name, you find a lovely fountain dedicated to San Francesco.  This makes sense when you realize that the Chiesa di Sant’Angelo is run by the Francescan order.  I found it quite beautiful to see actual live birds sharing the space with the metal ones that were part of the fountain.  Somehow, for me, it symbolized the love for all living creatures that San Francesco sought to teach us.There is also a narrow, side entrance to the church.The Chiesa di San Bartolomeo dates back to 1864.The offices of the Inland Revenue for the Lombard region are housed in a striking building, in the center of Milano.

Next up: more from beautiful Milano, including a walk around the Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli!

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