Saturday, February 28, 2009

♥ Italia - Milano ♥

♥ Milan
(while not recognisable for its sights, Milan is more about the lifestyle of enjoying worldly pleasures, a paradise for shopping, fashion, opera and nightlife)



♥ Milan Central Station ♥
(one of the main European railway stations)





♥ Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ♥
(named after the first king of united Italy, this Galleria is the site for many luxury goods' shops, like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton)







♥ Piazza del Duomo - Cathedral Square
(the vital "central core" of the capital of the Lombardy region)





♥ The Duomo ♥
(the majestic cathedral of Milan,
a massive late Gothic church in white marble, with hundreds of spires and thousands of statues on its exterior and a famous façade, dedicated to "Maria Nascente")




♥ Interior of the Duomo ♥
(ethereal Gothic nave)



(window of the apse with a detail of the Last Supper)




♥ Duomo Rooftop ♥





♥ Piazza della Scala ♥
(Statue of Leonardo Da Vinci)



♥ Castello Sforzesco ♥
(home to the noble Sforza-Visconti ruling families of Milan from 1368 and later the Austrian governor's residence, when Lombardy was part of the Hapsburg empire)


(Piazza d'Armi - Torre del Carmine)



(Cortile della Rocchetta)



♥ Piazzale Cadorna ♥
(Claes Oldenburg's modern, brightly-colored sculpture entitled
Needle, Thread, and Knot)




♥ Santa Maria delle Grazie - Saint Mary of the Graces
(houses the famous Last Supper)



♥ Cenacolo Vinciano ♥
(holding the tickets to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Last Supper")



♥ San Siro Stadium ♥
(the home stadium for two of the most successful European clubs, AC Milan & F.C. Internazionale Milano)









♥ Milan Central Station - InterCity Train ♥
(leaving for our next destination, Florence)


3 comments:

  1. Wow! Sure you spent lots of time dealing wf all the pics, all looks so nice and lovely,hehe...Reminds me of our sweet memories of the journey,hehe...Love you! Great Blog!

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  2. geng!!! those place looked really nice... i think you enjoyed very much!!! hehe~~

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  3. thanks.. i did enjoy the trip..
    hehe ^.^

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