My stay in Milan is coming to an end... I'm still enjoying my resort-holiday-style living in Anson's hotel. Thanks to Syndy, that Anson is now also our friend, so we can enjoy such privileges. It's such a pity I missed the FREE Alegria performance, because we spent that fateful night in Venice. So... no regrets at all!
Let's talk about Milan! Or rather Italy. It is a very "rich" country and I feel so much that these italians are people very proud of their own food, culture and language. Italian is a beautiful language, so much as the italians as well... italian men are good looking - really. The people here are so approachable than anywhere else I have been to. The moment I stepped into this country, I already sense how these people are into their own country!! Something which I really like about them.
Milan itself is just a huge shopping paradise, packed with tourists coming for Cartier, LV, Prada, D&G, Armani... You name it all, it's all down the streets. I am not fascinated about the branded as much as my friends are... not even window shopping, because I wonder if I will have that luxury life to carry a few of these brands in my hand!! However, the visit to Duomo and the famous Opera house, Theatre Alla Scala, was interesting... I didn't go for the well-known "Last Supper" though. Instead I found an antique market that is held every last Sunday of the month, it was good atmosphere and really showed me the non-tourist place of Milan! I like it!
I followed the locals queueing for an italian speciality, later on one guy (some acquaintances) told me it's called "Florence meat". My friends were in Florence while I was alone eating Florence meat in Milan - how irony! Anyway I didn't join them due to my limited time left in the country, was a pity but it wasn't bad to spend time alone, I kind of miss walking about on my own.
Next, I shall introduce you to Venice! It is the most romantic place in the world, someone said so. It didn't strike me hard till I arrived there. Venice is a city surrounded by water, how magnificent can it be... One has to travel by what they called the boat taxi, transport isn't the cheapest thing. But you really got to pay a price to visit Venice, and it will forever remain in your memory. My friends were all saying it was simply too unbelievable - like a dream.
We were there 2 days 1 night, a little short but enough to make us yearning to be back again! It was a shame as all hotels were fully booked, else we would be there for 3 days!! It was the perfect timing, when the Mask Carnival was going on (it still is, till coming Tuesday!!)... We witnessed the mask parade, snapped too many pictures, to be honest we can never finish shooting... just too many. Not forgetting, we got our own masks as well!! The architecture in Venice, I call them elegant. At night, you see those buildings lighting up by the water... oooooohhhh.... ;)
We went to infamous Basilica and the clock tower, both are great. Up the tower, you get such a paranomic view of everything, the only shortcoming is that it was freezing up there!! We also found a good Pizza restaurant, made a chinese friend whom lunched with us. San Marco is where everything is happening, but believe me, venture into the less touristy places, you get much more, like Rialto, Campo S. Polo and Campo S. Margherita...
It was a short trip but definitely worth so much more in my heart ;) A hug from an italian man, an awesome time in Venice, a good time with my friends, a lovely stay in the hotel, a wicked time tasting some italian food, need I say more...??
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