Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Milan Central Station

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This amazing building is the central railway station in Milan. I caught this train down to Florence and transferred on to Pontedera.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele

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Part of the iron and steel dome in the fashion galleria. A very popular place for tourists.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Duomo di Milano II

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Inside the wonderful cathedral. I was lucky enough to be there for a Sunday morning mass. Although as a tourist I could not sit in the mass, I was able to hear the wonderful voices and music. This photo does not do the scale of the cathedral justice. You must see it to believe it.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

View

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A view of Milan from the Cathedral roof. You can see the iron and glass dome of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele just next door.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Piazza

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Looking onto the piazza from the roof of the Milan Cathedral.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

King Vittorio Emanuelle II

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A beautiful statue of King Vittorio Emanuelle the second. This statue faces the Milan Cathedral.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Duomo di Milano

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The Milan Cathedral in Duomo, Italy. Quite spectacularly big.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Cloud

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Ascending through the cloud on the way out of Copenhagen toward Milan.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Power Generators

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A line of wind turbines in the sea near Copenhagen airport, Denmark. I never got to set foot outside the airport here while transferring flights, but I did see a few things through the windows, like this.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Canal

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Holland is full of canals. This is one of them, with boats and trees lining it.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Hotel in Giethoorn

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I had a delicious apple crumble and orange juice at a famous pub/cafe in Giethoorn. Apparently it is famous for a movie called Fanfare that was recorded here about a music competition.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Venice of Holland

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This is in Geithoorn, Holland, also called the Venice of Holland for its canals. Apparently all the houses here are privately owned and if you live here it's like living in a museum. It was a beautiful place and if I had the time it would be worth taking a row around in a canoe.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Forest

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A forest near Arnhem. Just like in little childhood stories and fairy tales.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Watermill Restaurant

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The watermill restaurant in Velp, Holland. This was a very nice restaurant near our bed and breakfast in the town of Velp, close to Arnhem in the Netherlands.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Big Trip

En Route to Copenhagen

I recently went on a big trip overseas. This was my first trip to Europe. Here is the view out the window heading into Copenhagen.