The flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt took 11 hours, then we transferred to another flight to Milan. Alas, upon arriving in Milan, our bags were lost! We chose to wait for them; it only took 3 hours.

Finally, we took a train into Milan, and headed to our hotel, Hotel De La Ville. We were exhausted from the travels, but managed to summon enough energy to explore downtown Milan for dinner.

Our room in the Hotel De La Ville.

The Duomo, in Milan, just around the corner from our hotel.
Across from the Duomo, the most amazing shopping center, ancient and beautiful. It features the highest fashion names of Milan, in a stunning setting.

A pleasant dinner (our first in Italy!), a stroll through Milan's streets, then off to rest!