Finally went to the heart of Milan city this week despite staying in the region of Milan for almost 1 month. The mention of Milan makes me think of glamorous fashion, young aspiring designers and hot-bod models sashaying down in Armani, Prada, Hugo Boss and so on. Indeed, designer's shops are everywhere but I don't see any models though. Sidewalk cafes are also apparent and flashy cars are parked along the narrow streets. It is so common to see people carrying a Gucci or a LV bag along the streets. I want to buy one (or maybe two) of those too!
Alighted at the Duomo metro station and was greeted by the famous Duomu de Milano. It was said the building has 137 spires each with a different design in it. Although I am not really into art but I can't help but appreciate the hard work put into carving out each individual statue. We climbed up the duomo to admire more of its beauty from the rooftop.
Alighted at the Duomo metro station and was greeted by the famous Duomu de Milano. It was said the building has 137 spires each with a different design in it. Although I am not really into art but I can't help but appreciate the hard work put into carving out each individual statue. We climbed up the duomo to admire more of its beauty from the rooftop.
Next to the duomo is Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, a famous shopping mall that houses some of the big boys in the fashion industry. It is not well-known because of the shops but more on the sculptures and paintings on the walls and the layout of the arcade. Superboy said amazing race introduced the place. (sidetrack: I miss watching amazing race... sob sob!) We spent so much time snapping pictures of the place that we have no time to enter the shops to do any purchase. I will return on another day to do some shopping myself.
Another anticipated itinery of the day is the Milan Derby match at San Siro stadium. Yes, you heard it. I will get to see international stars like Paulo Maldini and Kaka! I thought that such a famous stadium should be nicely maintained with bright and clean seats but it was not what I had expected. The seats are so dirty with burnt marks caused by cigarette buds. But one good thing is that the spectator seats are sheltered. You can really feel you are NOT in Singapore stadium with the enthusiasts cheering SO loud even 2 hours before the match! It is like a shouting competition between the two groups of supporters. We were seated on the top few rows because all were already sold out! Now I understand why cos they probably bought the tickets in bulks of thousands. There are a lot, a lot of banners and horns and they are also putting fire flares. At times they appeared to be so rowdy that you are afraid you may hear a gunshot from afar anytime. However, I must really give it to them for being so united. They even chartered buses to watch the match can? The match ended in 3-4 with Inter Milan emerging as the victor.
Actually, we left 10 mins before the match ended because the "home" team, AC Milan (in fact both of them share the same stadium) was losing 2-4 and we are afraid that there may be fights happening and we are like one of the few Asians... On our way down, we heard a thunderous roar and we had missed a goal from the home team. It was an exciting match with Inter Milan leading 3-0 in the 1st half and a red card for one of Inter's player for excessive celebration of a goal. The atmosphere was terribly good but I will not attend another match there again because it is like an opium house in there! They smoke like nobody's business and I can barely breathe!!! I almost died of air sitting there.
