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Milan is very cool
So. . . I don't even know where to begin to describe our fabulous weekend. Mike, Mario and I boarded a train at 6:30 AM Friday and arrived in Milan around noon. We went right to Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s apartment. Folks. . . we had lunch with a Nobel Prize laureate and his very famous wife!!! Fabulous risotto with funghi porcini, …
Milano
Well, to start it off.. The directions the hostel gave we're ****.. But luckily I found my way from the station. It was a quiet little hostel and I was put into a room with a little Chinese girl who could hardly speak English. I spent my first day wandering around, gazing at the amazing shop windows and, without a map, found myself in the middle of the city ...
Väterchen Frost in der Lombardei
... nicht schlecht gefüllt.
Im Anschluss haben wir die Skala besucht, Mailands berühmte Oper. Besser gesagt, besuchen wollen, denn sie machte erst 2h später auf. Am Rathaus auf der anderen Seite des Platzes stand allerdings eine riesige Schlange Menschen und fror sich in der Kälte alles ab – für eine kostenlose Sonderausstellung zu Amor & Psyche. Überhaupt war in Mailand so mancher Eintritt extrem billig oder kostenlos, die fördern Kunst wenigstens noch. Es ...
First Stop
... by artist Elena Ballarini caught our eye. These are so masterful that they look like photographs! The artist’s father is the owner of the gallery and he spent time with us talking about his daughter and her art. Quite fascinating—check it out: www.wildlifeart.it. He was even kind enough to suggest a place for dinner and called in a reservation for us. What a lovely gesture and so welcoming.
We enjoyed ...
...But Where'd the Turkey Go??
... with salad and bread. The bread was kind of like a holiday fruitcake but with pumpkin and pecan nutes. It was delicious. I seriously might go back and see if they sell it in the bakery section of their store. The salad was a Blue Stilton Cheese salad with pomegranate, oranges, celery, and walnuts. It was definitely different than the salad I'm used to at Thanksgiving, yet it still fit in very well with the Thanksgiving mood and spirit. I was also overjoyed to have ...