Life in the Living Museum
Milan in Italy has it's very own congestion charging system which goes by the green sounding name of Ecopass. Nowadays to drive into certain areas of central Milan you need to pay - provided you don't have a car which supposedly produces low levels of noxious emissions. All well and good. Well, not … [Read more...]
Last night I went down into downtown Milan to take a few photographs of the city in all it's Christmas 2010 glory. It was a chilly night, by seeing as I love night photography, the cold did not worry me too much. I eventually got to bed at around four in the morning, but I'm happy with the … [Read more...]
This year, as in each year since its introduction at the start of 2008, Milan's Ecopass pollution charging system is taking a summer break. This means that visitors to Milan can drive into the city and not have to worry about having to purchase a pollution charge ticket between the 2nd and 20th … [Read more...]
Yesterday, Sunday, the centre of Milan was closed to traffic for most of the day until six in the evening. After a sunny start, the weather was lousy, but that did not stop plenty of cyclists taking to the streets of Milan, as you will see from the short film I took with a Kodak Zi8.I was at … [Read more...]
On the streets of Milan in Italy, hybrid cars, such as the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius are becoming common sights.The effects of ever rising fuel costs coupled with the introduction of the Ecopass pollution charging system certainly seem to have convinced more than a few of Milan's … [Read more...]
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