11 July 2014

St. Ambrose

the Basilica

Today was supposed to be a fashion lecture.  However, there was a mixup and it didn’t scheduled quite right.  Plan B to the rescue again :o)  We got up and went to the Basilica of San Ambrogio (Ambrose).  He is the patron saint of Milan whose feast day is 7 December.  I’ve talked about this place before, but will include a link here in case anyone wants a refresh!

Getting there was “fun” and very painful for one of the girls.  Last night, we dressed up and did a lot of walking.  Much more than had been anticipated.  One of the girls wore heels and the balls of her left foot were really messed up by all the walking…blisters and cuts and blood….but she was a trooper today walking.  She had ointment and bandaids on her foot, which helped!

St Ambrose and the 2 martyrs

So, we got on the metro and were merrily going along.  We arrived at a station and then there was a problem with the train.  And it didn’t move.  Everyone got off and they announced there was a problem with the train.  This meant that we had to walk to where we were going.  Luckily, we were only 2 metro stops from the basilica.  My smartphone has a map and gps, so off we go.  It was a little funny getting there, but we made it just fine.

one of the chapels
in the basilica

Toured the basilica and then it was time for lunch and their exam.   We were going to eat sushi for lunch, but alas, we were too early.  This really annoys Meg.  She doesn’t like set hours for restaurants.  She likes to be able to eat when she’s hungry :o)

sushi!!

So, we went back to the place across the street to have some lunch.  It was pretty good.  Came back and opened the exam and while they were doing that, we worked on some more stuff.  Answering emails yesterday was good…but it meant that people answered emails I sent, haha!  So…more emails, more getting stuff done.  Laundry, etc.  Then, I took a much needed 2-hour nap!  

Sushi for dinner was an excellent call!  It was as decent as I remembered it to be.  It’s not quite as good as Todai in Fairfax, but it was pretty good!  And….it was what we wanted to eat!  Dinner was more expensive than lunch, so none of the students wanted to come with us.  We were lonely, but understand.

Came home and went to bed a little after 9pm.  Despite the 2 hour nap, I had no trouble falling asleep!