Hi, Folks!

Matt just posted, but I wanted to include some cool pics now that we have a good camera.  He really captured the beauty of Urbania:

Here are some mummies from the Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead).  Yes, they are real and it was very creepy.  There was some sort of mold or bacteria in the soil that preserved them and when they were unearthed to be buried outside city limits (for sanitary reasons) they were found almost completely in tact.  Some are from the 1500s.  One was a mother who died during a C-section.

 

Also some of Maddie and her dance crew on her last day, and just some silly shots of our last night in Urbania...until next year!

You are too big to be on Mommy!!

First impressions of Milan...we love the area where our tiny apartment is--It's called Navigli and has some of the few remaining canals in Milan.  It's artsy and laid back...described as "...one of the few places in Milan you will find Italian hipsters and goths."  Pretty funny.  Cafes and restaurants surround us and so far we feel right at home.  From here we will travel to Cinque Terre--probably sometime next week.  Lots to see here in Milan, and of course George is waiting for us in Lake Como!!

Here's the tiny shower--it's like a phone booth:

Some highlights of Navigli.  Matt found a beer joint that gives you beer in a plastic cup and gives you a Euro back when you return it.  He's in heaven.  Photos compliments of Delaney:

Ciao for now.  Matt is off to Prague tomorrow for a couple of days for work.  Don't shed a tear for those of us staying behind...we are staying here to shop!  He'll be back on Wednesday and we will go check out more sights in and around town.  Miss you all!! 

xo

Leah