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The Daily Cure for me is trying to smell taste touch—really experience— something, each day, that reminds me that I'm alive and, mostly, happy to be here. A small moment that should go a long way, at least in theory.Categories
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The Street #4: Milanese morning
Nothing like a walk first thing in the morning to get the kinks out. And the caffeine in. The rain stopped yesterday, so today was all about saturated colors and scant glimpses of blue in a decidedly autumnal sky. I … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY, THE STREET
Tagged arco della pace, Arena, Corso Garibaldi, Milan, parco sempione, walking
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Luna Park: A kick in the seat of adulthood
There it sprawls, among the leafless trees at the foot of the Castello Sforzesco: the Luna Park. In stark contrast to the arthritic bend of bare branches, stand the makeshift rides and booths, festooned with lightbulbs and neon, stars and … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, WHAT TO DO
Tagged amusement park, calcio in culo, kick in the butt, Luna park, parco sempione
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My central park
Back in the dark ages of my life in Milan, when I’d just come to the city and was anything but happy, a Romanian healer told me that I needed to “hug a tree” to absorb the positive energy of … Continue reading
Postcard #3: Arco Della Pace
[Most postcards that you find at the tobacconists are old, dusty, sepia things that depict the city’s monuments from a distance. They are cool, funky artifacts and they definitely capture that stately remove that—over time—becomes invisibility. I wanted to make … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, POSTCARDS
Tagged arco della pace, Milan, MIlano, parco sempione, peace arch
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