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Painting Detail, San Maurizio al Monastero

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Along the street in Burbank

Walking while we wait for lunch guests to arrive. 

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Beautiful Pipe Organ, San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

Even the organs are beautiful in this monastery church. 

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Milano Tram – I love them!

The older trams bring such an atmosphere to the city and provide useful transit options, too!

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Memories of Milano

Tram and Metro Tickets for a great public transit system. 

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Leonardo da Vinci Statue in Piazza della Scala

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Glass Roof, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milano

The world’s first shopping mall.😀 An amazing place I visited on a number of occasions during this trip. Also home to an amazing Leonardpetrus exhibit. 

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Monza, Italy Street Scene with Arengario in the background

“The Arengario is a historic building in Monza, northern Italy. It was built in the 13th century and is named after its original function as the town’s “arengario” (i.e., town hall). It is located in the most central square of Monza, Piazza Roma.” See Wikipedia for more 

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Wood carving decoration detail, Villa Reale, Monza, Italy

Royal residence of then Savoy Kings of Italy

The Royal Villa (Italian: Villa Reale) is a historical building in Monza, northern Italy. It lies on the banks of the Lambro, surrounded by the large Monza Park, one of the largest enclosed parks in Europe.

It was originally built by Giuseppe Piermarini between 1777[1] and 1780, when Lombardy was part of the Austrian Empire, for the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.[2]

Following the establishment of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, the building was used as a Royal Palace and became home to the Viceroy of Italy, Eugène de Beauharnais. With the fall of the First Empire (1815), Austria annexed the Italian territories to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Monza being included in the province of Milan.

In 1861, when the new Kingdom of Italy was established, the building became a palace of the Italian Royal House of Savoy. The Royal Villa was abandoned by the royal family in 1900, after the murder of King Umberto I near the entrance as he returned from an event.

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Yet another perfect pizza 🍕 in Monza, Italy 

One of many. A perfect place for a pizza 🍕 lover like me. 

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