9:00 in the
morning
He chose Milan , because of its musical associations and its cathedral . Milano then . Strolling and still strolling , he found the boards announcing Arrivals and Departures . As far as he could make out , the train for Milan left at 9:00 in the morning . So much achieved , he left the big desolating caravanserai of the station . Soldiers were camped in every corner , lying in heaps asleep . In their grey-green uniform , he was surprised at their sturdy limbs and uniformly short stature .