29.1.10

Milan

I november sidste år tog jeg en weekend til Milan med Rob og to venner. Det er altid begrænset, hvad man kan nå på en weekend, men jeg følte alligevel at jeg fik set det meste af det jeg ville i/af byen. Jeg ville dog ønske at jeg kunne besøge Milan en solrig weekend, da gråvejret, som hængte over byen hele weekenden, lagde et gråt tæppe over Milan, og gav byen et lettere koldt skær. Men inde bag de grå facader var der dog en masse små, farverige cafeer, hvor kunderne står op og får sig en espresso og et mini wienerbrød. Vi besøgte en del af disse, og de er virkelig byens charme. På trods af vejret var det en utrolig hyggelig weekend – nogle gange handler det mere om, hvem man er sammen med, end hvor man er.

I went to Milan in November last year with Rob and two friends. It’s always limited what you can see over a weekend, but despite of this I feel like I saw most of what I wanted in/of the city. However, I wish I could visit Milan in a sunny weekend, since the grey weather, which hung over the city for the whole weekend, put a grey blanket over Milan and gave the city a slight cold sheen. But behind the grey façades there were a lot of small colourful cafes, where customers stood drinking espressos and eating tiny pastries. We visited a few of these and they are really the charm of the city. Despite the weather I had a really nice weekend – sometimes it's about who you are with, rather than where you are.







5 kommentarer:

  1. It's always good to have good travelling companions. I've been to cities when it's been dreary out and it always leaves a damper on an otherwise great city.

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  2. It really does. I'm always amazed by the effect weather has! But yes, then it's good to have friends around who can help bring some colours to the city!

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  3. Nu vil jeg også dertil. Stop så - ellers går jeg da endnu mere bankerot:)

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  4. oooooh, milan! i went there 4 years ago and i really want to come back. good to see the city trough your eyes :)

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  5. @Linda: Jeg lover dig at jeg stopper nu ;) Jeg har vist heller ikke råd til flere ture nu, så jeg må rejse dertil i mine minder. Hvilket ikke altid er det værste.

    @Paula: Nice. I would like to go back as well, when the weather is better. It's always interesting seeing a city you've been to through another persons eyes (/camera), it gives good perspectives :)

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