i've grown quite fond of parco sempione. it's become my daily route, not only to start the day, but end it. i've also become familiar with the regular homeless there. one of them looks like a shorter version of hagrid, but not as magical. what i love about parks, like this one (which sort of reminds me of central park - my favorite place in manhattan) is that it doesn't discriminate, it is open to all, rain or snow to kings and beggars alike and in my case, locals and foreigners alike. the bench doesn't have more cushion for some nor does the path smooth out for others. the tree doesn't shade only the "lovely," or the grass grow only for the youth. it doesn't ignore you because you don't speak their language. it just exists for you regardless. so i love it. it's become my favorite part of milan, not the arts, the fashion, or even the food (that includes coffee!).
so today, like all the other days in milan, i started the day through the park and ended it through the park, but in between left the city of milan to venture a different scene. lake como was my escape from all the second hand smoking and expensive goods. just north of the city, it was the perfect get away. the panoramic view from the boat ride up the lake was simply gorgeous. the villas were strewn throughout, parts of it almost story book like and very picturesque. we even got good glimpse of the snow capped alpse. we reached a small, quaint little town called bellagio, yes, the real thing, no casinos or musical fountains. here i had two slices of margherita pizzas, pastry, and a cute, silver purse to go ; )
the day eventually had to end and we came back to milan where once again i had dinner... and yes, ALL BY MYSELF! getting quite use to it, but doesn't mean i like it! had risotto and a glass of chianti, then back through the parco sempione to end my day...
tomorrow i head out to geneva, and trust me, it didn't come one gelati too soon!
2 comments:
Great posts Sonae! Writing from CA, where smoking is banned practically everywhere, it's hard to remember the joys of secondhand smoke.
I'm proud of you for venturing out on your own vacation by yourself. And I must admit I'm surprised--I thought your posts would contain a lot more about the food of Milan, but you barely mentioned it--shocking!
Have fun in GVO--I'm so jealous that SMO gets to go hang out with you and I don't. Miss you tons!
Ahh Italy... I really liked it, though I didn't get to see Milan or Lake Como (which sounds like it was pretty awesome). You can't possibly be looking forward to life without gelati?? I'm convinced that's the secret to the Italian's amazing physique.
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