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TERMINAL HOLIDAY INDEX OLD NAKED PHOTO ALBUM PAGE: MILAN AND/OR BUST
This page has some pictures of a surprise trip to Milan and Bergamo in Italy which I took my old buddy Gavin on in March 2003. The surprises came thick and fast...
• Sk8boarding may not be a crime, but senseless criminal damage to a beautiful, ancient building is. The fools. • The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is, according to my guide book, a Bell Epoque arcade. I have no idea what this means. That's Leonardo da Vinci behind me. • Imagine waking up to a giant eye looking in at your bedroom window every morning. • The guide book promised this magnificent sight. A 'poem in marble', as Mark Twain put it so well. However, the fates were against us... • ...And this is what I got to see of the 'Doh'mo. As Father Jack might say, "Arse". • How could anyone resist being able to say that they've photographed Cocks in Italy? Obviously I am one of those who couldn't. • The main Piazza in front of the Duomo in Milan was a lovely space. • The chapel at Bergamo airport, at about 3am. Driven slightly mad by a mixture of sleep depravation and boredom, I went for a look. • The old and the new form an unholy alliance in Milan. This is in part due to the heavy bombing allied forces carried out during the war. Sorry about that. • Because of this smash on the autostrada, we were stranded in Italy for an extra day - or doubling the length of the trip - we were forced to re-think our plans... • Bergamo Steps. Not an Italian tribute band, but rather these steps in Piazza Vicchia, Bergamo Alta! With two nice American girls we met - Chagmi and Nicolee. • Plane crazy. About 2.30am in the darkened airport concourse I challenged Gavin and the girls to a paper plane competition. • When near Rome... The Castello Sforzesco and it's fountain. • The mighty Duomo through spring blossoms. • Smiling through the pain of budget air travel on the way home. I'd not slept much. • A view from the roof of the Duomo. Milan really was a very pretty city, but I think I liked Bergamo even more! • The Castello is reflected in a mystery woman's glasses, so I know it was taken where I found it on the floor. • Milan (Animal) Hotel film. See what happens when I get left in front of a large mirror in this 5.28Mb / 69 second .MPG movie. Many more videos from Italy are available on the VIDEORAMASCOPE page. Read Gavin's version of the events of those two hazy, crazy days (and nights!) here. Legal notice - This page, inc. graphics and multimedia features are the intellectual property of Paul Smith and are protected by copyright. Last updated 28/11/03.