Milan and First Day in Greece

I have found a internet shop right next to a smut store so I thought I would update before I forgot anything. After Philadelphia, I had a long plane ride to Milan, I can never sleep on planes because I have a terrible time equalizing my ears. I got to Milan and stored my big checked bag so all I have to carry around for the week in Greece is my backpack. Once arriving in Milan I realized that I shouldn't have left 12 hours between my flights. After cursing my idiocy I bought a ticket into Milan, which actually took about an hour to get into town, so that wasted some time. Once I got there, I was frustrated out of my mind with the impossibility of finding my way around. I realize that Milan was not built so that I could get to where I needed to go, but there was no tourist info area (so I thought) and the streets are not labeled conventionally(American conventions of course). The Stazione Central was a great big building with cool artwork and a cascading train update board. I finally stopped walking around the Stazione after about an hour and purchasing a map that I couldn't even read. I finally found the unmarked tourist info area and went inside and the man inside was great and he gave me a map and drew all the directions I would need and where I should go see. Promptly throwing out my old map, I took off towards Il Duomo. Since I had plenty of time, I decided that I did not want to take the Metro bus to Il Duomo, which was about 2 miles away. I am very glad that I did not, because walking through this part of Milan was gorgeous and relaxing. I stopped at the classiest McDonalds I have ever seen, it had all gold lettering and was inside a really nice station, I forget the name, but I will remember it once I have everything on hand. I stepped out of the other side of the station and saw Il Duomo. I'm pretty sure my jaw dropped. I have never seen architecture like this before, it was absolutely amazing. It is covered with thousands of spires and the front doors are probably 30 feet high. I was taking pictures from the mall in front of it and a guy puts some corn in my hand and a flock of pigeons flies at me and covers me and he takes my camera and starts snapping pictures. I brushed them off and got my camera back and he tries to tell me that it was 20 Euro for the service he provided me. We (I) decided that .50 Euro would be better and I went inside. I'm sure I will top this on my stay in Europe, but Il Duomo is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. I could not believe all of the stained glass, and statues, and paintings that were all in one place. I took pictures because I can't even describe it right now. I went downstairs and saw the resting place of a 16th century cardinal. I left and was amazed for a while. I walked back to the bus and it was only 3 pm, I still had 2 and a half hours before I could even check-in for my plane. I got back on the bus, and I just crashed. I slept the whole way back, then woke up and slept in the airport. I got my ticket and then got on the plane and came to Greece. Once in Greece I had to find my hostel, which was actually a decent hotel. It had TV and my own bathroom so I was happy. I woke up this morning after having slept for the first time since I left Carleton and I felt great. I have been walking around downtown Athens all day and there is a strike going on so none of the buses are running. I hope Oz can get into Athens. I ate at a small Gyro place and it was absolutely delicious. Those are all the updates for now. Everyone should message me on facebook with your numbers because I forgot to write them down and I want to call people, while I have downtime.