They are quite a way from the aparmtent, so we used publics transport. You used to be able to get a tram the whole way their, but roadworks meant we had to swap to a bus when the tram route ended early.
There used to be a lot of water in Milan but now it's all pushed to the south east side into two canals. They are very long and if you cycle down the path alongside it you would arrive at Piacenza. They had lots of boats on and also a floating football pitch. One of the boats was a restaurant which I thought was pretty cool.
It's like triple decker!
Alongside the canals are the old painters quarters and the houses are in old traditional style with long internal balconies providing access to different flats.
All the buildings are highly decorative and in different colours.
The old painters quarters was very nice. Smaller houses in a reddy pink with external balconies and hanging plants.
The sun makes me look like I have no hair!
For some bizarre reason their was a fake cow with a bicycle seat on it's back?
After looking at the painters quarters Alessandra showed us a really old bit of Milan. Some stones where women used to wash their clothes. The stones she said were from like the 800s and used up until the 1950s but the timber frame will be newer and replaced often. Still it was very cool. They would scrub the clothes on the stone then dunk it in the river and re scrub.
The stones are set at 45 degrees
Timber roof structure
Close up of one of the many stones
Covered and uncovered areas
As we carried on the down the street we came across a church. We thought it was really old as the architecture hinted that it was quite ancient. However we discovered dorm what disappointingly that it was dedicated 1909. We also discovered that a wedding was about to take place so we hurried on quickly.
Face of church above the doorway
Doorway
We also saw anther church. The church of Saint Eustorgio.
Doorway
One thing have noticed is that the churches are all very wide.
When the weather gets very warm the pavement melts slightly. Anyone someone had clearly taken advantage of it in that state and spelt a word out in bottle tops. I can't remember what it was MEZZ*N** something like that.
We came back for lunch and then after that went to tutor Alessandro and Francesco. We finished Snow White with Alessandro and began Peter Rabbit with Francesco.
Once home me and Fede finished watching Puss and Boots. It's an okay movie one worth watching but not buying it's not one I'd watch over and over. Then we played chess - I won check mate. My queen, king, castle, bishop and pawn against Fede's king!
This evening I laughed and cringed myself through 'Meet the Mormons'. Nice to see some familiar faces but the woman who narrated needs to stop making her voice sound so biased. Her whole tone was 'oh these poor young men forbidden any cultural activity and contact with the normal world how are we letting people do this to them? However I'd like you all to note I'm half speaking in a professional voice so as not to appear out rightly disgusted' with another tone of 'and because they are in pairs they have no privacy they must only pretend to like serving a mission'. Yeah okay, just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that the people who do can't enjoy doing it. I hate watching football mainly because I don't have a clue what's going on yet if I bothered to educate myself I'd probably find it very interesting. If you haven't watched it yet take it with a pinch of salt. If you have watched it and have some weird ideas about Mormons take it with a pinch of salt and please ask someone (preferably a Mormon) about it - ask me!
Important fact about Mormons: We are normal people, just like you.
Ciao.
Some of those pictures remind me of scenes from Kiki's Delivery Service - I wondered where he got the architectural ideas for the animation.
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