Well, well, well ... Here we are!
I would like to start with a short note: it was time of elections during this month and I'm happy to see that Silvio Berlusconi won; the result was 47,3% for PDL (right wing) - 38,0% for PD (left wing) - 14,7% for the rest
On another side I find this funny photo on the newspaper: Hollywood is not longer the only one with giant letters on a hilltop! XD Here you see the "BRIANZA", a particular region in Lombardy.
Ok! Now we can start ...
With my beloved Monza (here you can read my old post with a bit of history abou the city);
First I want to show you some photos, then I'll explain some personal things.
The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist founded in 595 (VI century) by Teodelinda, Queen of Longobards (people who gave the name to our actual region Lombardy) and rebuilt during the XIII century.
(Sorry, but there's a little distorsion because I assebled two different photos)
Entrance to the Cloister and to the Museum
The Arengario: Medieval Town Hall and Justice Court
The Bronze Moon, ancient symbol of the City; It's set on an old wooden girder in a house close to the Cathedral's cloister
... And my old High School! After more than 30 years they finally decided to put a nice plaque at the entrance!!! XD
Now some explanations: ;)
I spend all those days helping my grandparents in preparing things for their new house, visiting Monza and Milano ... and meeting my old friends; We went often in a wonderful pub in Cabiate, "Il Fundeghè" (The Grocer in Milanese dialect), where they've 400 different kinds of beer from every part of the world. I discovered that I love Belgian Beers :P ;) =)
On a wall of and old farmsted in Cabiate is still possible to read a old phrase written during the Fascist Period:
"Diciamo che solo Iddio può piegare la Volontà Fascista: Gli uomini e le cose mai!"
"We can say that only the Great God can subdue the Fascist Will: Men and things (will) never (can do it)!"
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We spent nice evenings and nights together; here you can see some photos at Marika's home while eating a couple of pizzas (and in this case my friend Marcello, aka Ezius, is eating a bit of Marika too ;)
On the right, Lara ... our Italo-American classmate! =) She invited us at her home in Seattle for the next year
... And me!!! What can I say now? I love to make that face :P
I took a shot of my old house too ... I lived here 4 years ago; First floor - First door ... Staircase A =D
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Milano: It could be a wonderful city just like London, Paris and Barcelona ... but it's a bit "disorganized"; I hope that with this thing of Expo 2015 they'll improve under many aspects.
Anyway it's a nice city if you know where to look! ;) =)
Via Dante with Castle Sforza and its Filarete Tower and Bona Tower
Castle Sforza was built in 1450 on the ruins of Visconti Fortress (built in 1360-70).
Filarete Tower
Bona Tower
The Ditch
I met two new friends too! Here you can see one ... and a half! XD
In that occasion I had the pleasure to meet![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
featherclaw and artemisio87; they're wonderful girls ... =)
They're were so patient listening to me all those times when I needed them! We spent a nice afternoon walking in Milano and talking about various things.
They day after I came back, but I didn't found the girls cause they were busy ... so I decided to visit again one of my favourite museums: the Natural History Museum.
(It was like my second home! ;)
The main entrance
The Royal Palace just on the southern side of the Duomo (there was a nice exposition too: Balla and Canova)
... And then I visited my favourite place: the Duomo.
The gothic cathedral of Milano built in 1386 and officially finished in 1813, but pratically never ended; that's because when they finished it, they started a still operating renovation process. This is because we say that it's "eternal" X) =D
Here you can see how it should have appeared ... but after the XVIII century they decide to change the facade project.
Here's Piazza del Duomo with the huge Vittorio Emanuele Gallery
... and the Madonnina, the Holy Mother who protected the City of Milano for many centuries.
The Duomo (Mariæ Nascenti) is the second biggest gothic cathedral in the world with its 5 naves! The first one is in Sevilla (Spain) ... anyway it's not so tall; it's wide but not as tall as the Dome of Cologne, that's is the second highest gothic cathedral in the world.
Just under the small dome there's an iron nail of the holy cross; it's possible to find it pointing to the red light.
(look near the Cross)
The main portal
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I visited an exposition some pieces done by my old professor too!
Marco Mirzan
I particularly like this one; it was an experimental work about "evolution of the matter" and its creation.
... And then, the last night, I found my old friends again! We went in a nice pub in Monza: the Gulliver.
I spent a lot of days with them and it was spectacular. Laughing, sketching, writing, walking, drinking ... we did everything like the old times; it was fantastic!
Here's Federico (my Beer Master)
Here there're Marcello aka Ezius ... and Alessio (who just finished a fantasy book called Nauros with 417 pages and 50 drawings and sketches)
(These are just a pair of experiments with my camera)
(Don't worry, he's not this crazy!!! XD I just asked him to move as much as he could to obtain a random photo) :P
... And here there's the whole company: Gloria - Marika - Marcello - Alessio - Me - Federico.
Cheers!!!
So, the night ended with magazine on a plant!!! XD :P ;) =)
I used my time in this way as you can see: with friends, visiting places and trying to enjoy every single minute of my old good Italy!
PS: I hope that's all clear, cause I don't know how well I explained all of this stuff!!! ;)
I would like to start with a short note: it was time of elections during this month and I'm happy to see that Silvio Berlusconi won; the result was 47,3% for PDL (right wing) - 38,0% for PD (left wing) - 14,7% for the rest
On another side I find this funny photo on the newspaper: Hollywood is not longer the only one with giant letters on a hilltop! XD Here you see the "BRIANZA", a particular region in Lombardy.
Ok! Now we can start ...
With my beloved Monza (here you can read my old post with a bit of history abou the city);
First I want to show you some photos, then I'll explain some personal things.
The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist founded in 595 (VI century) by Teodelinda, Queen of Longobards (people who gave the name to our actual region Lombardy) and rebuilt during the XIII century.
(Sorry, but there's a little distorsion because I assebled two different photos)
Entrance to the Cloister and to the Museum
The Arengario: Medieval Town Hall and Justice Court
The Bronze Moon, ancient symbol of the City; It's set on an old wooden girder in a house close to the Cathedral's cloister
... And my old High School! After more than 30 years they finally decided to put a nice plaque at the entrance!!! XD
Now some explanations: ;)
I spend all those days helping my grandparents in preparing things for their new house, visiting Monza and Milano ... and meeting my old friends; We went often in a wonderful pub in Cabiate, "Il Fundeghè" (The Grocer in Milanese dialect), where they've 400 different kinds of beer from every part of the world. I discovered that I love Belgian Beers :P ;) =)
On a wall of and old farmsted in Cabiate is still possible to read a old phrase written during the Fascist Period:
"Diciamo che solo Iddio può piegare la Volontà Fascista: Gli uomini e le cose mai!"
"We can say that only the Great God can subdue the Fascist Will: Men and things (will) never (can do it)!"
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We spent nice evenings and nights together; here you can see some photos at Marika's home while eating a couple of pizzas (and in this case my friend Marcello, aka Ezius, is eating a bit of Marika too ;)
On the right, Lara ... our Italo-American classmate! =) She invited us at her home in Seattle for the next year
... And me!!! What can I say now? I love to make that face :P
I took a shot of my old house too ... I lived here 4 years ago; First floor - First door ... Staircase A =D
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Milano: It could be a wonderful city just like London, Paris and Barcelona ... but it's a bit "disorganized"; I hope that with this thing of Expo 2015 they'll improve under many aspects.
Anyway it's a nice city if you know where to look! ;) =)
Via Dante with Castle Sforza and its Filarete Tower and Bona Tower
Castle Sforza was built in 1450 on the ruins of Visconti Fortress (built in 1360-70).
Filarete Tower
Bona Tower
The Ditch
I met two new friends too! Here you can see one ... and a half! XD
In that occasion I had the pleasure to meet
featherclaw and artemisio87; they're wonderful girls ... =)They're were so patient listening to me all those times when I needed them! We spent a nice afternoon walking in Milano and talking about various things.
They day after I came back, but I didn't found the girls cause they were busy ... so I decided to visit again one of my favourite museums: the Natural History Museum.
(It was like my second home! ;)
The main entrance
The Royal Palace just on the southern side of the Duomo (there was a nice exposition too: Balla and Canova)
... And then I visited my favourite place: the Duomo.
The gothic cathedral of Milano built in 1386 and officially finished in 1813, but pratically never ended; that's because when they finished it, they started a still operating renovation process. This is because we say that it's "eternal" X) =D
Here you can see how it should have appeared ... but after the XVIII century they decide to change the facade project.
Here's Piazza del Duomo with the huge Vittorio Emanuele Gallery
... and the Madonnina, the Holy Mother who protected the City of Milano for many centuries.
The Duomo (Mariæ Nascenti) is the second biggest gothic cathedral in the world with its 5 naves! The first one is in Sevilla (Spain) ... anyway it's not so tall; it's wide but not as tall as the Dome of Cologne, that's is the second highest gothic cathedral in the world.
Just under the small dome there's an iron nail of the holy cross; it's possible to find it pointing to the red light.
(look near the Cross)
The main portal
----------------------------------------
I visited an exposition some pieces done by my old professor too!
Marco Mirzan
I particularly like this one; it was an experimental work about "evolution of the matter" and its creation.
... And then, the last night, I found my old friends again! We went in a nice pub in Monza: the Gulliver.
I spent a lot of days with them and it was spectacular. Laughing, sketching, writing, walking, drinking ... we did everything like the old times; it was fantastic!
Here's Federico (my Beer Master)
Here there're Marcello aka Ezius ... and Alessio (who just finished a fantasy book called Nauros with 417 pages and 50 drawings and sketches)
(These are just a pair of experiments with my camera)
(Don't worry, he's not this crazy!!! XD I just asked him to move as much as he could to obtain a random photo) :P
... And here there's the whole company: Gloria - Marika - Marcello - Alessio - Me - Federico.
Cheers!!!
So, the night ended with magazine on a plant!!! XD :P ;) =)
I used my time in this way as you can see: with friends, visiting places and trying to enjoy every single minute of my old good Italy!
PS: I hope that's all clear, cause I don't know how well I explained all of this stuff!!! ;)
Current Location: Spain ... But I wish to come back in Italy
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