When I arrived in Milano I've been amazed by the numbers of policemen in the street....I've been told it was because of the Pope, he was there for 3 days and he was just celebrating the mass inside the cathedral....
So a lot of people + security + giant screens besides the cathedral....it was hard to find a good angle ... but the sky was beautiful so I decide to have just a "piece of the cathedral" and this beautiful sky.... I like the result.... and I've been lucky.... a bird just crossed the sky while I was taking my shot !
I consider my shot as a "teaser"..... to see more go to : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Cathedral
and as you said the bird is the cherry on the cake ;)