Today is the snowiest I’ve seen Milan for a good few years. Yesterday Milan was covered in snow, today it’s got a snow duvet over it. The silence is golden, but many will not be overly happy seeing as this is their first day back to work since the beginning of the Christmas break.
Our son returned to school today too, only he won’t be staying all day as some of the teachers have not been able to make it into Milan from the places where they live outside the city. Trains arriving at Cadorna station are few and far between, or so I was told. Not sure if the Malpensa Express train for the airport is doing its thing or not, or even, for that matter, if Malpensa airport is open at the moment.
And so you can see just how snowy it is, here are some snowy images of Milan’s delightful looking snow covered Sempione Park, from yesterday. It’s even snowier today.
Parco Sempione – January Snowfall, 2009
Snow in Milan, Italy - January 2009
Another shot of the wide boulevards in Milan’s central park
Snowy Boulevards in Parco Sempione, Milan, Italy January 2009
Yet more snow!
Snowy Parco Sempione - towards L'Arco della Pace
It’s beautiful everywhere, but those brave, or foolish, enough to try to use scooters, are not finding the going easy today. Milan’s Smart population also seems to be have a wee bit of trouble negotiating the snow, whilst all of Milan’s many SUV owners are sporting large smug smiles!
Little Update c. 1:00pm: The snow is still coming down, and is slowly, silently, but very surely turning parked cars into little snow hills.
I love snow!
Photos by me – Alex Roe
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The photos are wonderful Alex! especially the 3rd one. Just magical! Happy new year!
Hi Alex,
These pictures are beautiful, though I dont recall about snow in Milan.I may be wrong when I used to live in Rome we would get snow like once in a blue moon.
Great Post!
Beautiful photographs, Alex. Absolutely beautiful!
Hmmm, Antwerpen didn’t look like this after our snow …
Great photos, we did the same here in Monza, just in time too!
Thanks Maryann! Glad you liked them. Fun to do too.
Happy New Year to you and yours too!
Alex
Thanks Mara! They seem to capture the snowy mood of Milan quite well.
As for snow in Milan – we get it more often up here, but still only once in a red moon!
All the best from white Milan,
Alex
PS The snow seems to have become rain, what a shame!
In 1985 it snowed for four days in a row; there were nearly a meter of snow on the ground.
Thanks Di! Coming from you, you old image creator you, that is a compliment:-)
Just don’t look too closely
Milan always seems to have a pinkish/orange sky at night when it is overcast – this creates a certain atmosphere. I did go for a night shoot the other evening, and dropped my camera – it seems to be OK – results were a mixed bag – mainly coz I did not use the timer to operate the shutter, twerp that I am.
Has that 5D arrived yet? – adds he greenly.
All the best,
Alex