Culture break

This one's for Grandpa.

Against their better judgment, the girls agreed to do some cultural sightseeing in Milan.  We visited the Duomo, of course, and the girls lit a candle to offer any prayer they wished.  Here are pictures (including experimentation with our camera's "color extraction" setting).

We also stopped at Teatro alla Scala, which is a place that Grandpa Wong spoke of often.  The girls were not prepared to commit to the 3 1/2 hour performance of Don Pasquale, but it was a quick, fun museum tour.  We even got to stand inside a theater box and watch the crew prepare for the evening performance.

With all that culture out of the way, we spent a good long time browsing at the Design Super Market, La Rinascente.  It's several floors of designer clothing, perfume, accessories and fascinating things-you-don't-need.

We had one last mission to complete in Milan.  Because the girls' hair had gotten unmanageably long, it was time for a cut.  And in Milan, we decided to go for a runway look.

Here are the girls, getting their first "grown up" hair cuts by Salvatore Mazzota:

"It's so luxurious!"

Smiles!

Perfecting the cut

Styled within an inch

Ta da!