My first stop was the Castelvecchio Museum right off of the Adige River.  This place has seen some history and was now a beautiful museum to explore.  Well worth the visit.  It was a maze of indoor and outdoor space, but as you can see, it was a gorgeous day and I didn't mind being outside.

 

There were so many little unique areas that you don't see in most museums.

 

I loved these steps, but I know I would break my neck on them if I ever designed something like them.

 

You don't see a whole lot of humor in Renaissance art, so this surprised me.

 

On to the rest of the city.  Yep, positively a beautiful day to enjoy Italy.

 

 

I finally wondering around to the Verona Cathedral.  Another marvel of architecture and art with a lot of Titian's artwork in it.  The inside is something else.

 

A quick lunch while I was strolling around and then a short train ride over to Milan for the rest of my day. 

 

 

Taking a picture of the interior of the train station made me feel a little odd, with all the ballerinas in it.

 

 

Nothing glamorous about my hotel stay for the night, but I wasn't planning on being in there for more than a nap.

 

 

One of the events that I planned my trip around was the World's Fair being in Milan.  I had never been to one and had no clue what to expect, but I knew I would spend an afternoon and evening there.  This year's fair was centered around food production.  About every country had a pavilion or at least shared one.  All the countries were compiled into groups like water, grain, and such.  This was a once in a life time experience that I could have easily spent a week exploring.  I tried my best to go through as many countries as possible, but I still ended up far short of completing.

 

 

It so far cool looking at what every country was doing for the future of food production.

 

The exhibits and pavilions themselves had so much to see and do.  From local cuisine, to souvenirs, to artists and musical acts, it was all just an amazing experience. 

 

I knew from a previous taste that I could skip the durian and go for a snack of fried prawns.

I could have easily snacked on something in almost every booth, it I wouldn't have went broke quickly.  Things were moderately priced, but there was so much to eat and buy.

 

It was amazing to see exhibits and people from countries that I dream about visiting in the future.  Coffee was big theme also. 

 

There was a huge line to some of the exhibits so I had to use my time well or I wouldn't make it through more than a quarter of the things to see.

 

I had to skip the Kazakhstan pavilion.  I think they host the next fair though.....

 

I think this mind numbing display was England.  It had a nice rooftop bar with it.  A good place to grab a quick beverage and then keep moving. 

 

I honestly don't remember where I took some of the pics from.  I need to go back to the map I was given and see how much of the fair I saw.

 

When I realized I was heading to the fair and it was food centric, I asked myself what dish in the world have I never had that I would love to eat.  I settled on Wagyu Steak from Japan.  Sure enough they had it.  It was a pretty penny, but holy cow (literally) I now see the fuss over it.  I honestly don't eat a lot of steak, but this was well worth it.

 

I actually didn't think our pavilion was all that.

 

The later part of today was easily a once in a lifetime experience.  It goes without saying, but this trip was something very unique and I am just a little over half way done.