Torino, the parts of it that we saw from the bus that was not a train, seemed like an interesting city, but not interesting enough for us to change our travel plans. We took from Torino a train to Milano, and we were lucky to get places together. Trains in Italy are a lot more like trains in India, in terms of the number of people. Soon after we left Torino, there were even people standing.We reached Milan and we were flooded with memories. I've written already about how we went back to the counter for instructions on how to get to the duomo, but I never described the Duomo experience.In 2006, when we visited the Duomo for the second time in our lives, we experienced the sublime. The Duomo lifted my soul and made it soar. I don't know what to say, I've written in my diary, I think part of the charm lies in the fact that even though it is magnificent, it doesn't dwarf you; it … [Read more...]