Which of course is match day. Jamie and James had come home in the early hours of the morning and were having a lie in. But some of us had to go and pick up our match tickets and of course the location for that was the other side of Milan. So once again I was up fairly early and went to the bakery for some breakfast food before heading off with Paul.
We used the metro to get from our base in the South of Milan to the hotel where we had to pick up our tickets. Which was of course in the North of Milan. But the process was easy and once we had the tickets we decided to do some sightseeing. The weather was lovely so we walked to the main square where the Duomo, Milan’s beautiful cathedral is.
On the way we passed the famous opera house, La Scala
And the almost equally famous black bull which brings you luck if you spin around on your heel on its sensitive parts. Paul and I both gave it a go
And Liverpool did indeed win so there might be something to it after all.
We spent the afternoon in the Blues Canal Bar, chatting to friends old and new and listening to music. I met someone I had worked with at Yorkshire Water, some 8+ years ago
The San Siro stadium, where the game was played, is no different from when Anna and I were last here. The stadium looks great superficially but the basic facilities are still disgusting.
It has been a very difficult few weeks for Liverpool, exacerbated by the Mo Salah shenanigans of these past few days. So it was a great relief to us all that the team played well and came through with a 1-0 victory
Tomorrow we all go our separate ways and head home
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