Well
knock me down with a feather! My
brother, the laziest blogger in ‘saarrf’ London, has finally updated his blog
with the latest instalment of his epic garden refurbishment after 6 months of
cyber celibacy.
And
whilst he’s been laying down more concrete than Ready-Mix or being a human
starfish felting the roof of his new summer-house, I’ve been busy spending my
loose change (see previous Techno post) in Italy. Although these days, the pitiful euro exchange
rates on offer mean your 5p’s are worth about as much as a slug sandwich.
So
what are these mysterious M’s I’m referring to?
By this I mean Milan, Modena and Monza which have been the recent focus
of my travels abroad:
MILAN
– a city of graffiti and vagrants of which there’s little shortage of
both. Everything’s pretty in Milan; the
people, the piazzas, even the pasta comes in fancy multi-coloured designs. You’ve got to hand it to the Milanese for
being in pole position in the fashion race.
They make your smartest holiday gear look like something you fished out
of the Bristol Channel at low tide then dried on the back of a camel.
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| Milan Cathedral |
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| Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II |
Fashion
in Milan is not just about looks but it’s also about practicality. Ladies, feast your eyes on this little
beauty. This large, capacious handbag is
smart enough for the office but has a bright padded exterior that doubles up as
a duvet or lifejacket in case you need a kip or unexpectedly fall into the sea. Amazing!
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| Handbag or Duvet or Lifejacket? |
MODENA
– is less about front-line fashion and more about medieval quaintness. Famous for its fast cars (Ferrari), tenors
(Pavarotti) and balsamic vinegar (a bottle of which costs as much as a full
tank of diesel), Modena looks sleepy on the outside but I’m sure is a seething
hotpot of Latin temperament on the inside.
Must be all that vinegar…
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| Modena Cathedral |
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| Piazza Grande |
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| Museo Casa Ferrari |
MONZA
– the Grand Prix of course, not the town.
I mean come on, is there anything else Monza is famous for? Definitely not winning races as Ferrari got a
thorough dicking by Lewis Hamilton in this year’s GP. I was there to see it with my own eyes. Better luck next time old chaps.
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| Monza Grand Prix Lap of honour - Hamilton & Bottas |
Ah,
Bella Italia!
