I do not know where the time goes….. Almost 10 years ago I was in Milan for my first international housing conference. After an initial hiccup with my first hotel, I was lucky enough to find something even better. I made the most out of that hotel stay as well as walking all over Milan. I did attend the conference, which was most productive, but I also managed to see all kinds of other things. And while Milan and most of Italy is suffering tremendously with the virus, I want to show some of my favorite memories of the city from that summer trip.
To my Italian friends, you are in my thoughts. When all has passed, I look forwarding to seeing you again and exploring all the wonderful things that Italy has to offer. Be safe.
I have to start with the kind – the Armani store.
City hall was a pretty impressive place.
The DaVinci statue surrounding by an amazing museum.
The Duomo, just a stunning building and not being a great formatter, I have no idea why this is not centering like the rest. And the Duomo and square at night. So pretty. Photos don’t capture it.
This is a close up of one of the many panels on the Duomo, the detail is astonishing.
This is the main entrance to the Duomo. The scale, the detail of this place is amazing, just amazing.
The Galleria Vittimii is adjacent to the Duomo off the main square. While the Galleria has some amazing architecture, the mosaics in the floor are also incredible.
One must not forget about the accessories.
Or about the fashionable though not maybe the most functional shoes. I bought a pair of Dr. Scholl sandals I still wear. They are that good.
Of course there is the good and not just gelato.
There are also the huge pizzas.
And the ever present old and new throughout the city.
A Roman gate.
And one cannot forget the cars. When I was there, there was an Alfa Romeo show.
I love traveling and have been lucky enough to do a lot of it across the United States, most of eastern Canada and Europe. Here are some of my favorite places and memories from Europe. Hopefully there will be many more photos once travel is allowed again. Additionally, I am a real estate market analyst focusing on housing and senior housing issues and this had led me to travel all over for work. I have conducted research in Poland and the U.S. housing and senior issues, creating original data, and publishing results in a variety of publications. My book about senior housing issues in Poland is now available on amazon. https://tinyurl.com/yxml38bo. It too has some unique photos in it.
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