Il Girasole
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Milano the surprising city
We had a quick breakfast and then headed off to Milan as we had a walking tour there today. The trip there is on the autostrade and very quick, 130km all the way, so 160km takes relatively no time at all. We arrived at Il Girasole and we are met with the charm of the hotel owners there. We are able to book in early so this takes the pressure off …
An afternoon in shopper's city
Easier day today after the frantic day at Venice, we had a late start as we had decided to just run straight through to Milan. We had one little stop at Lago Garda and had a look but there was a lot of misty looking stuff about that we put down to smog, whether it is or not doesn't matter as we had hills to the north we just couldn't make out. See …
Milano
... I didn't look anything like a tourist, suitcase dragging behind me and a map in hand... I caught the train from central station.. Which was so delayed it wasn't funny.. But got to the airport on time! What I'm taking away from Milan.. Love! People are very friendly, fashion, shopping, excitement, feels safer than Rome, clear skies, cold but it was clear when I was ...
Väterchen Frost in der Lombardei
... ist natürlich kostenlos und es gab am Wochenende verrückte Sachen wie „Unidisplay" – eine riesige Wand mit Spiegeln rechts und links, auf die wurde ein ewiges Lichtspiel projiziert und dazu gabs komische Töne. Das war in sich aber stimmig und ungemein faszinierend. Wie hypnotisiert saßen Leute auf kleinen Bänken davor, das gehörte schon fast mit zum Kunstwerk. Die Dunkelheit in der riesigen Halle hat das auch noch verstärkt. Oder... „Die 7 himmlischen ...
First Stop
... awaited us and wrapped us up in luxury (I could get spoiled). We spent but one night as we wanted to get on to Cinque Terre as soon as possible.
But we did manage to cover some ground in Milan. The hotel was centrally located so it was only a few steps to both the Cathedral as well as La Scala. We were able to walk to both and even walk around quite a bit. We discovered the Africa Curio (www.africacurio.com) Gallery ...