Wandering the streets at night I turned a corner and faced this less ordinary vehicle – all abandoned and alone, quietly staring out at the wet snow falling in the light of the streetlamp. Penny for a Ferrari’s thoughts.
(Milan, Italy; March 2013)
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Once upon a time there was a citadel
Once upon a time there was a citadel, built to resist and to conquer. In the setting sun it was a thing of beauty, but once darkness fell it seemed a formidable prison of cold stone and shadows to get lost in. Visitors were duly warned by the weapon above the entrance illustrating a dragon on the back of a knight, swallowing a screaming man whole.
But those brave ones who defied the scares and entered were greeted by one of the grandest courts in existence: one that inspired Leonardo da Vinci to intricately paint a whole ceiling, and a vast courtyard that captured the last, dancing rays of the sun.
(Milan, Italy; March 2013)
Simplicity is complicated to achieve
(Milan congress center, Milan, Italy; March 2013)
Saturday afternoon, 2 pm
In-between all the globetrotting, some things need to be done at home, as well. Such as asking the test crew to evaluate the cat-proofness and hair-repellence of a potential new bedspread fabric. I must have forgot to mention its ultimate purpose, as it is currently used as a sumo wrestling tatami.
There is method in the best kind of madness
(Milan congress center, Milan, Italy; March 2013)
The skinned saint
Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and the story goes he was skinned alive. With a sensation that something was clearly wrong, I stared at this statue for quite a few minutes before realizing that he was not wearing his skin – he was carrying it wrapped around his arms – holding his hand in the most gruesome way possible.
(In the Duomo, Milan, Italy; March 2013)
Milan, you are a pleasant surprise!
Especially the hidden gems of Brera art district and the lovely Il Bar on the top floor of la Rinascente, with sweeping glass-roof views of the Duomo lit by night.
(Milan, Italy; March 2013)
