January 7, at 40 degrees on a gray day, I bundled up and hopped on my bike for a ride along the canal. Down a ways,...
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100% Italian Meat
Walking past the bus stop, this ad stopped me in my tracks. McDonald's. (A stranger in few parts of the world.) The...
History Buff on Wheels
"I was born in 1945 during the war years and I grew up with family members all around me talking about politics and...
Joyeux Noël
Today I simply followed inspiration and ended up south instead of north. I had all sorts of wonderful encounters with...
Festive with Lights
In addition to the International Festival of Light that's present in Milano right now, there are special light...
Have Tools, Will Travel
Always pack along tools when moving to another country! Point One: This is the land of calcium deposits from the...
Minstrel for Money
Again! I got on the subway. Seated myself. The doors closed, and "Twang!" As soon as the train pulled away from the...
Prime View Apartment
Imagine having the apartment seen here and looking out your window every day to the mosaic of the three saints on the...
Rossignoli
This sign stopped me. I grew up hearing the name "Rossignol" in connection with skiis. Here was a cool old bike shop...
Let There Be Light
Knowing absolutely that I need LIGHT coming into my eyes and surrounding me, especially where I'm working, I've been...
Ambitious Cheese and Such
What a street market! I rose up out of the subway this evening at 6:00 and immediately stepped into a one block...
Fish on a Sunny Day
Wow. An absolutely gorgeous day in Milano. Is this what Fall is like in Italy?! Sunny after some 2:00 a.m., drenching...
Is She Italian?!
Excuse me, but, I've NEVER seen head-to-toe plaid on an Italian woman before. I don't think I've ever seen PLAID (but...
Ferragosto
15 Agosto - Ferragosto. A major Italian holiday, the high, midpoint of the Italian exodus month, and "the day when...
Silence & Solitude
9 Agosto - Journal Entry Sunday night. Back home in Milano. Silence & solitude. Ready to be here and it feels like...
A Beer Juxtaposed
This was simply playful, and I couldn't resist. I had been walking along Porta Ticinese, just north of home.
G8 Graphics
Posters of the G8 participants have been in all of the subway stations, during the time leading up to the G8 Summit...
Enjoy Your Life
Here's an imperative for all of us, created in tilework in the Metro subway here in Milano. (Darn, I didn't note which...
Guardiano Idraulico
Another early evening ride along the canal on a smooth bike. A beautiful temperature and gorgeous light.
Maybelline & Milano
There's just something about this huge Maybelline ad sky-high against the duomo that doesn't quite fit.