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| La Scala Milan |
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Hmm not impressed by the safety rail
blocking my view!
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| The lovely chandelier in the auditorium. |
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The lead dancers Angelo Greco (Basilio)
and Vittoria Valerio (Kitri)
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| The curtain call after Don Quixote. |
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In the Piazza del Duomo one of the buildings
had this lovely ballerina adorning the exterior!
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The main square in Milan - Piazza del Duomo - is home to the famous Duomo Cathedral and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
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| The amazing facade of the Duomo at night. |
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| The beautiful interior of the Duomo Cathedral. |
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| I loved the inlaid marble floors. |
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| Floral patterns in the marble floors. |
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| One of the altars. |
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The Duomo has very ornate stained
glass windows.
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The Duomo doors were interesting too!
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The traditional style headgear worn by the
army guards outside the Duomo.
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| The Galleria complex. |
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| The central glass dome in the Galleria. |
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| Another boulevard in the Galleria. |
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Trams are one of the main modes
of transport in Milan.
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This very grand hound
was sitting in the Piazza,
so regal!
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A lovely piazza and fountain on the way to the
main Piazza del Duomo,
which you can see in the background.
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One of the water outlets
on the fountain.
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It being Spring the camellias were in bloom
in huge pots outside many buildings.
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| A memorial column and garden on the way back to my hotel. |
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The gardens were full of lovely
flowers - daisies and tulips
being some of the flowers.
They were very pretty.
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The Church Campanile outside
my window. Thankfully the bells stopped ringing after 7pm! |
Of course Milan being in Italy was certainly not short of foodie experiences whether restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops/cafes, markets or cookery classes....More next time!
