Going Up the Campanile
[ Oct.2015 ] We decided to go up the Campanile soon after we left our luggage in the hotel near Piazza San Marco. It is a tower whose height is 98.6 metres, but there is…
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Seeing ‘The Last Supper’
[ Oct.2015 ] Whilst in Milan, in Italy, we joined a tour to see “The Last Supper” by Leonardo Da Vinci. Of course, we could not take any photos of the picture, so this photo…
Visiting Sforza Castle Quickly
[ Oct.2015 ] After we visited the Duomo and the Galleria in Milan with my family, we went to Sforza Castle. This was built by Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan, in the middle of…
Central Station of Milan
[ Oct.2015 ] We used to live in Milan for nearly half of the year and the Central Station was simply our commuting station. However, this time when we took our family there to show them…
Pavilions and Participants
[ Sept.2015 ] My favourite pavilion in the EXPO in Milan was Chilian. Chile is a long country from north to south and they showed the diversity of their production and culture very well. The…
What we Ate at EXPO
[ Sept.2015 ] I was looking forward to eating at the EXPO in Milan, because the theme of EXPO was food. However, it was not easy as there were so many people there. The reputation…
EXPO in Milan
[ Sept.2015 ] This year, Milan is hosting an EXPO with the theme of “food” from May to the end of October. We went there finally in September. By then, it had been on for…
A Gospel Choir of 500 Voices
[ Sept.2015 ] A gospel choir of 500 voices sang in front of Duomo in Milan. This was the third time they had performed, following 2011 and 2014. There was a fence behind the seats…
Basilica of San Gaudenzio
[ Sept.2015 ] You can find Novara in Piedmont in Italy from far away, because the cupola of the Basilica of San Gaudenzio rises up very high. We thought this must be the centre of…
