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p.s. Easy rider rentals
As mentioned in my previous post, bicycles are available throughout Milan for easy rental. I’d said they were free. And while this is completely and utterly in error, it is true that they are priced very reasonably. Please see the … Continue reading
Easy riders, easy does it, Milanese style
One of my greatest joys in adult life is doing what I did as a ten year old—ride a bike. And I do it every day. It’s the preferred mode of transportation around here, as far as I can see. … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, WHAT TO DO
Tagged biciclette, bicycle, Detto Pietro, Doniselli, Milan, MIlano
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Those tiny, ubiquitous details
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
The hood — Italian style
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
The salumeria
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
Posted in ITALY, SAVORING
Tagged Alberti, Italia, Italy, Milan, MIlano, prosciutto crudo, ready-made, salumeria
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Postcard #2: Farmacia Milanese
[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
The beautiful street
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
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY
Tagged cobblestone, Italia, Italy, Milan, MIlano, sanpietrini, strade, street
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My streetcar named “Desire”
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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