Mitzi playing "clean-up" although alot of times she makes a mess.

The kids actually getting along playing Uno.

The Duomo in Milan is pretty spectacular.

Everyone trying to stay cool in the little bit of shade under the statue by the Duomo. I was kind of amazed we didn't get hit by one of the pigeons.

One of the neat things about the Duomo in Milan is that you can expore up on the roof and get a totally different perspective and see the statues and gargoyles up close.

I've heard the Victor Emmanuelle indoor shopping area was one of the earliest large indoor shopping centers in the world. It's pretty large.

The kids have enjoyed seeing some of the differnt things that we don't have in our grocery stores.
6-28-10 Monday
I started off the day with a great bike ride up over some of the hills, through some of the nearby villages and down to the city of Tortona and back. On the way back there was a really steep climb back up. For 1.7 miles I only averaged 7.2 mph, that’s a full 1 mph slower than I typically average up Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was a fantastic ride thought through great scenery, perfect weather, and virtually no cars. After the kids got all ready to go, they had fun playing Uno together. This trip has been good so far helping our kids learn to live together a little better. We still have our problems here, but they are learning that they have to live with each other, and that by causing all sorts of problems it doesn’t make things easier for anyone. Today we decided to go to Milan, hoping to see the Duomo and the science/Leonardo museum. We couldn’t find the address for the museum though on the GPS, so we ended up just seeing the Duomo and the Victor Emmanuele shopping center. It was blazing hot, so we of course all got gelatos when we got to the main square before we saw the Duomo. The Duomo is pretty spectacular with great stained glass windows. One neat thing is that you can climb up onto the roof and walk all over the roof area and look at the statues and gargoyles. After exploring the Duomo we ate in the shopping center then did a little shopping. I bought a shirt and sweatshirt at a soccer shop. The girls typically did some clothes shopping. On the way home we stopped and bought some groceries at the Iper. It’s a big store (one of the biggest we’ve seen in Europe so far), kind of like a SuperWalmart. The kids kind of liked seeing some of the things that are different than what we have in our stores, like the hanging ham legs, the fresh weird looking fish, and the giant bottles of wine.