Another month, another short break. I very nearly didn't bother with this one, it was in March and it is now June, and in any event is anyone really interested? No, but then I remembered I had taken quite a few photos, mainly of random people on the street, so I went and took a look and decided I would. It's not as if I have anything else to cover...although, breaking news, I did finally manage to find Cetti's Warbler on the patch the weekend before last. It took many visits to the Old Sewage Works, far more than I had hoped to make, but it is now on the list and I won't have to go back. Unless I want to listen to what is likely going to be a breeding Sedge Warbler. That in itself is exciting news as to my knowledge that has never happened on the patch before.
Anyway Milan. Another trip a deux, very nice. Once again we had no firm plans, we just walked and walked and walked. Across the whole city actually, from our hotel in the north to the Armani warehouses in the south where Mrs L went to an exhibition. Food great, wine great, cocktails superb, weather nice, people watching very interesting - the world had converged on Milan that weekend, in particular some kind of OnePiece launch event so there were loads of people wearing straw boaters. There were also impromptu fashion shoots happening in the street. One minute you were walking along minding your own business, the next the pavement had become a catwalk and you were undesired, encouraged to get out of the way even, so that six foot women in three foot boots could swoosh past. I guess this is all part of what makes Milan Milan. Lovely place, our second visit and it won't be our last.
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| The Vertical Forest project in central Milan, close to where we were staying. |
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| Wildlife segment, now on to people.... |
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| The selfie, checking of said selfie, and retaking of the selfie |
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| Everyone is on their phones constantly |
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| See? |
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| What? What?!! |
