Tag Archives: Milan

Those tiny, ubiquitous details

Posted on September 15, 2010 by The Daily Cure

One of the things I’ve said over and over about Milan, elsewhere, is that it’s not a typically beautiful Italian city. Not beautiful the way Rome is beautiful. Or Venice. There is a lot of beauty here, but it’s confined … Continue reading →

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The hood — Italian style

Posted on September 14, 2010 by The Daily Cure

It’s called the “quartiere”—neighborhood—and, at least in the center of most Italian cities, it includes almost everything you need within walking / shouting distance. This is a truly beautiful thing, which has a profound influence on your life; i.e., you … Continue reading →

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The salumeria

Posted on September 13, 2010 by The Daily Cure

The pressures of modern life, even here, all but dictate that you can’t always have that perfect home-made meal on the table. (Sorry, Martha.) So you turn to your neighborhood lifeline: the salumeria. This is the place where—for more than … Continue reading →

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Postcard #2: Farmacia Milanese

Posted on September 11, 2010 by The Daily Cure

[The juxtaposition of textures and designs in this city is over-the-top. If your eyes are open, you cannot get bored. This pharmacy’s location is a perfect example. Pharmacies, in general, are a sensual treat here in Milan. More on that … Continue reading →

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The beautiful street

Posted on September 10, 2010 by The Daily Cure

Growing up in the United States, it never dawned on me how significant the differences were in the “material realities” of the world’s myriad geographic locations. I knew of course that places looked different one from the other. (It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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My streetcar named “Desire”

Posted on September 8, 2010 by The Daily Cure

The time I came to Milan and knew it would be in my future, I leaned out the window of my room at the Hotel Spadari and looked down on the old orange trams coming straight toward the hotel, then … Continue reading →

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