Monument to Leonardo DaVinci, with four of his followers at the base. Although he was born in Florence, he spent most of his life in Milan.
During Fashion Week (which is actually much longer than one week in Milan), artists created these elephants and put them up all over the city. They were all very colorful and interesting!
Public fountainI put some on our heads to cool off - felt wonderful!
Cat, Natalie and Brian (in the stroller) went too!
Entrance to la GalleriaNotice the netting? It's to keep the pigeons out!
Entering La Galleria
Bella always cracks me up!! In Italian, "galleria" means tunnel.
Bella always cracks me up!! In Italian, "galleria" means tunnel.
GUCCI!!!
In the center square
PRADA!!!
No clue on the cost of this luggage. But I'll bet it's only for people who fly on private planes, lol!
Many Egyptian themes here!
Python and fur - oh my!!!
A-MAZ-ING store displays!
La Galleria - 2
All original iron and glass work! So impressive!
All original iron and glass work! So impressive!
Incredible silver pieces
I wouldn't wear it, but it looks cool!
Duomo
Bella & Thomas in front
This year marks the 150th anniversary on the unification of Italy! You'll see commemorative work all over the country.
Gateway arch to enter the Duomo side of the Galleria
Our first mime encounter of the day! Unlike NY mimes, these are very friendly!
Bella DID NOT like the looks of this guy!
Click to enlarge - and see pure fear on her face, lol!
Beautiful clock tower
The sponsors of this particular fashion show had their profiles put up. This looked so cool to see such a long parade of these
You can never have too many fresh flower stands!
Hand made wooden toys and plaques. Really beautiful work!
Another cool elephant!
My makeup!! It's a Milan brand, but so cool to see the main store!
Donuts to pizza! A carb feast, lol!
Sunflower stuff!But I didn't get anything.
A baby clothes boutique
One of many cafes we passed.
A small, but famous theatre.
Continuing along the promenade towards the castle.
Elephant!
Loved these lions
It's so hard to take good photos of store displays, but I had to try to get a shot of the sweater on the right hand side. LOVED THIS ONE!!!!
Sparklies!!!
We came back here for lunch!
Another elephant!
Statue on the circle before the castle.
Not sure what was up here, but it looked cool!
Approaching the traffic circle - tricky to cross on foot!!
Bicycle rentals!! Many people used these too!Please continue on to Part 2 of our trip!!
8 comments:
OMG, OMG!! I would of loved to be with you on your trip to Milan!!
Wonderful memories to be had......Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pictures Jeannie!!
Hugs Shell~Alaska♥
Sounds like a great time was had by all! :)
Who can afford this stuff?!?! Beautiful architecture. I noticed a McDonalds sandwiched in amongst everything. I'll bet the prices are a bit higher than here in the states. You are so incredibly lucky to be experiencing all of these sites. Thank for sharing!
Lots of expensive shops! But my very favorite thing was the very old cathedral! Wow! What a lot to see! :)
I love the elephants! The Cathedral was fascinating. Wish I could have seen what it is like inside. I like all the detail and art in the buildings. I wish people cared enough to put detail into buildings today.
Great pictures! It looks like so much fun!!!!! Awesome!
OMG what a wonderful pics I feel like I travel (imaginary) lol My Bella still the most beautiful girl in the world. (-: Hugs
All I can say is WOW! Oh, and that Bella is adorable.
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