Pollution levels in Milan continue to remain high, and PM10 levels are worrying, despite an attempt by the Milan city authorities to bring traffic pollution levels down through the introduction of the Ecopass congestion charging system.Milan's authorities have also decided to persue foreign … [Read more...]
Surfing on the Red Line
March 11, 2009 By 3 Comments
Travelling boldly around Milan, as I do, I often find myself on the city's red underground line. This tube line is quite sophisticated technologically.What you can do while sitting on one of these underground trains is surf the Internet. Well, you can if you happen to have a mobile phone … [Read more...]
Milan’s Green Belt
March 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I recently read an interesting article in Epolis Milano, one of Milan's many freebie newspapers, and also one of the better ones, I might add.This article was about the bods at City Hall who have dreamed up a scheme to cut down the smog levels under which Milan is drowning, despite the recent … [Read more...]
Not a lot of people know this – Francesco Rutelli
February 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Apparently, Francesco Rutelli, the present Italian Cultural Affairs minister, once replaced the Italian flag which flew at Palazzo Montecitorio with that of the Vatican. I have not been able to discover in exactly which year Rutelli did this mischievous act, but it was interesting to hear about it … [Read more...]
Oops! I’m in the wrong city!
January 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
You Belong in DublinFriendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions.You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town. What European City Do You … [Read more...]
Italy Chronicles Feed
Recent Comments