Albergo Firenze
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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
... von Anselm Kiefer. Das waren Türme aus Betonteilen, die aussahen, als würden sie fast umkippen. Genauso faszinierend. Das Highlight aber, was Anna ein paar Tage zuvor in der View (Zeitschrift) gesehen hatte, war eine Installation aus 3 Lagen Plastikfolie, die in 14-20m Höhe in einem würfelförmigen Komplex befestigt sind. Ich hatte ja mal Höhenangst... Man stürmt anfangs auf einen Registrierschalter, unterschreibt die Sicherheitsvorschriften und rechtliche Sachen, dann bekommt ...
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??
... Looking at the menu, Dorian and I were wondering, "what the heck is 'topinambour'?" I looked up the word on my iphone and it turns out that it is known as a "Jerusalem artichoke." Our soup was made of that and toasted pine kernels and, oh my gosh, it was absolutely divine. Like seriously, it was the best soup that I have had in my entire life. I tried to sip it slowly, to savor it, but that was so hard to do when the taste was so incredibly perfect.
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Day 15: The Last Supper
... a time. We were inside for only fifteen minutes and then we had to exit the room. Leonardo da Vinci was just such great artist. You won't see this beauty elsewhere, but here in Milan. I recommend that everyone visits this place because it is worth watching.
While at Milan I got to go see the "La Scala ...