site for 2015 expo |
typical balcony in Milan |
local police |
area of moat around castle in middle of city |
central train station -- do not be late trains are announced and leave in about 10 min window |
Mosaic on church |
by standing in one corner and talking to the wall you can communicate with another in the opp corner this room was used by merchants to conduct business so others could not hear them |
left of Galleria |
center of Galleria |
right of Galleria |
looking into the center of Galleria |
front of castle |
the rooms inside castle |
drawing of originall old castle it was over 1 mile wide |
courtyard in castle |
court yard in castle displays colorful art pieces. Swallows are supposed to hang out in this area during part of the year. |
metro at rush hour |
music serenade on metro |
metro station |
street trolly |
mixing new techniques with old construction |
original Prada store in Milan-- still in business |
la Scala from plaza area |
one of several public wifi areas that are in Milan. good access, no cost, good service USA is behind in this area |
because Milan is fashion this art showing a needle and thread is in heart of city |
sewing machine advert doubles as art in public |
The knot at the end of the thread nis across the plaza |
weird street musician |
public vending machines |
there were a few of these phone booths, without phones? |
several streets in Milan are designated as pedestrian only a great idea given the drivers in this town. |
The moat now holds the stone cannon balls that would have been used for defence |
No comments:
Post a Comment