Category: big cities
Amsterdam by day
We spent a weekend in Amsterdam in December last year after my business meeting. Neither one of us had visited Amsterdam recently and with only 2 days – we started with a canal boat tour of the city – the best way to see this place properly and leisurely. It was sunny but much colder
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
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
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.