Friday, December 28, 2007

Day Three 17th December...

After a good sleep, I felt ready to face the day with renewed vigour. All went well until we arrived at what I'd hoped would be the highlight of our visit to Milan, Leonardo's 'The Last Supper'. Along with my map reading skills, my reading of the guide book proved to be erroneous. Virtually nothing is open on a Monday in Milan and this proved the case with the building housing this remarkable painting. I was heart-broken. I had planted the thought in my head that this might induce a 'Lourdes' - like experience. The end to all my pain and discomfort, a shining light that would heal all, but it was not to be...

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