Milan - Day 14 (and day 15, home again)

I had forgotten how awe-inspiring the duomo in Milan is. It is an amazing structure with such intricate detail on such a large scope. I think every other time I've been in Milan, the duomo has been under scaffolding in one part or another. Now it is completely uncovered and literally shines in the sun. We did some final souveneir shopping and got our last shot at gelatto.

We decided to spend the night in Milan so we wouldn't have to get up so early to catch a bus, train and another bus in order to get to the airport. It proved to be a very wise decision. We left Milan on a 10:20 a.m. flight and finally made it to Salt Lake at about midnight (6 a.m. Italy time), so almost 20 hours of travel. I was amazed we didn't get bumped a single time. (Actually, we ended up taking 10 flights on this trip and the only time we got bumped was from Houston to Newark on the way out. Fortunately, my mom had the forsight to have us leave a day early, so it didn't interfere with our plans.)

We're so tired (2:45 a.m.), but at the same time, it feels weird to sleep since it's 8:45 a.m. Italy time, plus our house is really hot. Tomorrow we have to face the reality of mowing the lawn, weeding, laundry, trying to resurrect our flower pots, fixing our bank accounts, etc.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME! (Baylie headed straight for her toys. She was so excited to be in a familiar place again.)