Category: big cities
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Vinçon – a design megastore
There was one store that I knew I must visit in Barcelona and that is Vinçon. Many years ago I visited it and it made a long lasting impression on me. On this visit, it surely did not disappoint me – it had all the good stuff and many more that which I did not…
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Milano at night
Just a few pictures of the sights of Milano at night. The next series of posts will be about Barcelona. We came back two weeks ago and there are tons of pictures and stories to tell. Buono sera – questa è Milano di notte. Duomo Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II The cupola inside the Galleria Near Duomo Il Navigli…
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Cielo sopra Duomo, Milano
Milan’s Duomo is truly gigantic and spectacular in a somber way. The sky above Duomo, if you look up from the piazza, is filled with rows of saints guarding it. The church was smart to let tourists access to the roof. One can appreciate the scale of the building and all the ornaments on top.…
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Armani / Manzoni 31
One shop that we wanted to visit is Alessi‘s flagship store, because we want to add a few more pieces to our set of cutlery (Achille Castiglioni). According to our guidebook, it is on Corso G. Matteotti. Instead, we found Spazio Fornasetti which was a pleasant surprise. Lina Cavalieri’s face remains mysterious and enigmatic even after…