better look at the related images as a SLIDESHOW @ picasa albums
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in milan the sun sets half hour later in the day than it does in NYC.
it makes a difference - just a bit more of daylight to get things done -
one night i woke up at 2 am and fell asleep again at 6 until 8.
my uncle gave me a couple of xanax -
wine could not make me sleepy -=
last night popped one
i felt warm good and mellow -
could not read anymore - woke up ok and the rainy day did not bother me - at all.
toilet here have 2 buttons for flushing -
the half flush for pee
and the heavy flush for people that have really grown up kids to drop off at the pool.
i saw one like that at the Canadian bookstore in nyc - mcnally robinson -
i guess canadians and italians are into conserving water -
but actually in NYC so many don t even bother to flush public toilets that maybe more flush water is conserved in the US.
I ran into a national neo fascist politician on his way to a speech near the duomo -
heavy sicilian accent and populist rethoric.
the fans looked old or dumb young right wing kids.
the mountain bike i borrowed broke the 30 Km/h speed limit for sure -
i saw only one guy with a nice roadbike and he was wearing an outfit.
most people that ride bikes here are women - ride leisurely -
city bikes
with baskets + kid seats + fenders etc
how can you go fast like that?
anyway here it feels a lot more relaxed to ride around -
cars seem more respectful and aware of cyclists -
the speed but slow down near you and change lane to pass a bike.
old people enjoy eating at mcdonald's
overall it seems a city where older generations have more of a grip on power.
a chinese girl
wants to sell me everything
a lighter a flash light etc
etc
99 cent store items here go for 8 [EIGHT!!!!!!] euros
she speaks no italian - but she is friendly -
i ask her how much a nail clipper is and she sys FOUR!!!!! EUROS FOUR!!!!
i buy some massage tool
she is kinda flirty and lets me take her picture
when i show her she smiles and keeps punching me on my shoulder ...
she understands Xie Xie but no Do ze...
i assume she speaks mandarin...
I ask her if she is from beijing/fujian/ guangdong/hong kong
but she does not understands what i am saying
after a senegalese guy sells me a travelogue book with pictures "7 days in dakar"
\5 euros
he tells me he hasn't sold anything today.
i ask him why he came to italy and learn a new language when he could have just gone to france.
he answers that it is a lot easier to be an illegal immigrant here than across the alps.
i gotta go this bar
my favorite milan bar "La belle aurore" is closing
they have wifi from somewhere and they treat me -
and the wine is just 2 bucks a glass
but they close at 2
stefano
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