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Author Archives: d4vid
Forte
Breaking News: old sightseeing Italians can be quite loud.
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Confine
I got up very early and took the train from Milan to Tirano at the Swiss border. Snow-covered lumber had just come down the Bernina Railway from the Alps.
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Ironico
In August of 1944, fifteen members of the Italian resistance movement were shot here in the Piazzale Loreto—in retaliation for their attacks against the Fascist regime and for Allied bombing raids—and their corpses left on display. At that time, Benito … Continue reading
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Cinquecento
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, who started his career working in Milan. The period of the Italian Renaissance in the 1500s is referred to as the cinquecento meaning “the five hundreds”.
Capitalismo
On the north side of piazza is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II which was built in the 1860s. The arcade is all luxury & haute couture shops (which seem more natural here in Milan than in the odd, contemporary malls … Continue reading
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Piccioni
The Piazza del Duomo stands in front of Milan’s cathedral and has a monument to Victor Emmanuele II, first king of the united Italy.I imagined this marble lion roaring in rage over the indignity of being swarmed by pigeons.
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Cattedrale
The majestic interior of the Duomo di Milano.The repeating patterns of the marble floor was another reminder of Escher.Light through the stained glass window, cast onto the pillar. Sublime.But I was also reminded of the macabre preoccupations of the Catholic … Continue reading
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Gotica
Milan’s cathedral looks different from many other cathedrals in Italy. Being so far north, there was a heavy Gothic influence on Milan. (I’ve read that “gothic” was a Renaissance era slur for any art influenced by the “barbarian” north.) The eye … Continue reading
Orfeo
Somehow, either leaving the plane or leaving the train, I seem to have misplaced my Bose noise-cancelling headphones. Ugh. I had to go to this underground Apple Store—descending like Orpheus into Hell—just to buy ear buds with a Lightning plug.
Nord
The view looking north toward the Alps from my hotel room window.
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Alberi
Milan’s famous & award winning Bosco Verticale (“vertical forest”) residential towers, framed by a ground-level tree which must feel terribly left out.
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Cinese
Inadvertently, found myself in Milan’s Chinatown. All over the place, I kept seeing the character for “rice” and a character found in the word for “magnolia” or “orchid”. Didn’t realize what they meant until I read 米兰 out loud: Mǐlán! … Continue reading
Impreparato II
Remember when I mentioned I hadn’t done my research for this trip? Well, this is the Arco della Pace (“Arch of Peace”) at Porta Sempione, which is the city gate that marks the road from Milan through the Alps to … Continue reading
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Impreparato
Yes, so, here’s the thing: I didn’t do my due diligence for this trip. I’ve been emotionally & mentally distracted by work and I just didn’t do my usual travel research. (This has notably happened once before.) Anyway, I went … Continue reading
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