Milan cont.

The next day we took a very long walk to San Siro, Milan's Football (soccer) Stadium.

Our ticket included looking through the museum and a tour of the stadium.

Entrance to the Museum.

Mini model of the stadium.

The two Milan football teams:

Internazionale Milano

AC Milan

Our tour guide was fantastic! She was enthusiastic, informative and funny. She could speak so many different languages, including Spanish which impressed a few of the young Spanish guys in our group ;)

Facts I learnt about the stadium and teams:

-the stadium was named after the 2 time world cup winner, Giuseppe Meazze, but later changed to San Siro, after a neighbouring cathedral.

- over the years, the stadium has been built up now consisting of 3 tiers. the third tier is not finished on one side as they do not have enough land to complete it.
-the changing rooms of both teams have very different layouts reflecting the team's characteristics. AC Milan believe that each player is valuable and therefore have sections divided for each player. Internazionale Milano believe more in teamwork and have one continuous bench that is shared by all players.

We stumbled across this next attraction accidentally - Castello Sforzesco. A castle in Milan that now houses artwork by famous artists including Michelangelo and Da Vinci.

Milan was enjoyable but I wouldn't be in a rush to go back anytime soon :)