gallery of images
SLIDESHOW [way better - but you can always click "slideshow" from the gallery page]
http://picasaweb.google.com/stefanog/Milan221120061410/photo#s5000205362618433554
drizzle -
weather like in nyc - just feels not as cold
old friends to see - more than i thought
one thought we last saw each other 4 yrs ago but it is almost 7.
wine bars -
twice as much as in nyc - nice large wine glass -
4 euros no tipping needed - no tip involved
and you can drink outside -
there is a ledge just out the door.
i forgot in italy you have to pull to get out
push to get in -
america is words
italy is symbols
for traffic signs -
the bus stop shows you the waiting time -
people talk about political parties rather than political programs -
it is more like talking about sports.
an high school mate bought two buildings and sold renovated fancy apartments -
he became the honorary consul of cyprus -
strange -
i like visiting here -
i like not living here anymore -
i want to see more - soot with the awareness after a restoring sleep -
jet lagged
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the rest in a slideshow here
in milan rain stopped -
blue sky sunny 66 F day
turkish truck got stuck in a small street of the old part of milan -
an old man with a dog in the bike basket
I asked what her name was
"Laika", -
like the first dog sent in space by the soviets that died of hunger or suffocation I knew.
the guy had 3 dogs one after the other -
all called Laika all mutts from the shelter
high school best friend bought a 3 level attic with 2 sun decks and a jacuzzi on the roof.
if it was in nyc it would be 1.5 million $?
at bar magenta now
a glass of nice wine in a nice glass is 4 euros
next to me there is a table with wall street types getting drunk -
actually they are americans - maybe wall street guys from wall street
all in blue/pinstriped blazers
i saw my 78 year old uncle i haven't seen since 1999
he had a hip replacement - but he still goes skiing on the alps and takes boat trips
corso di porta ticinese -
my favorite ice cream shop is a real estate agency
there is a tabacchi store that sells rolling papers for hash joints - expensive beer to go and if you want something else
you can get for 3 euros a mojito to go.
it is nice in milan you can walk and drink a beer as in nyc you were walking and sipping a snapple -
people at happy hour seem to eat more the free food rather than drink the half price drinks
i like toilets that have a foot pedal to flush.
bikes here are crappy -
less sporty than the bikes in nyc.
heavy beaters with squeaky fenders and excessive weight all over
went to some art fair -=
everyone looked old and conservative
one stand has the most unlikely installation -
some old baroque paintings hanging next to schnabels and warhols -
\hard to look at
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there is a building where Ho Chi Min used to live and a restaurant on the ground floor where he used to eat.
I read somewhere he might have been a dishwasher in paris - or maybe he was a student there
before he became a revolutionary [or was he a terrorist?]
Lybian gas station Tamoil -
Qaddafi is the owner of the company -
they won a prize for their daisy shaped symbol.
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i have a camera and a panasonic 3 chip videocamera
it is hard to use both
it is like being married to 2 women at the same time and you can't decide.
but maybe the motion camera needs a lot more of thinking and dedication
the still camera feels like a natural extension.
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