A day in Milan in August
I get up far too early to be at the station in Rovato for the 7.37 train to Milano Centrale. There’s a large car park just to the right of Rovato station following the parking signs where we park for 12 hours for just one euro. The train arrives in Rovato 15 minutes late but makes up time along the way. At Centrale station we go down stairs and escalators to the M3 line of the underground system, buying tickets from a booth on the way. Tickets cost 2.20 euros per person for the single ticket which lasts 90 minutes. The ‘Duomo’ stop is the fourth and by just past nine o’clock we are standing in front of Milan’s most famous landmark. It’s a weekday in the middle of August so there are some tourists around but not that many locals. Many shops and other activities are closed for the summer break around ‘Ferragosto’ which is the main summer public holiday on 15th August. Two years ago we did a similar day trip on August 13th but it was a Sunday and seemed busier. That time ...
