Milan is old, a little shabby and noisy, just like I remembered Italy. If you ever go there, be sure to check out the science and technology museum. Certainly the biggest museum of that kind I've ever been to. There´s an interesting part about communication which is actually quite similar to the communication museum in Berlin, except the interactivity is done more subtle. Leonardo DaVinci´s inventions, which they built a bunch of models from are also not bad. I always regarded Leonardo as a renaissance designer who didn't give a damn about disciplinary boundaries. Great man, we can learn so much from him.
By the way, the GoogleEarth experiment worked out neat and well (despite the road being slightly modified meanwhile). No need to print maps or write down addresses anymore. Just go on StreetView and figure out where you're going before you're heading to the place. It can certainly save some getting lost time. The only thing I'm still waiting for is "WalkView" with a human eye level and on walkways. Add a sound layer or moving image and I ain't travelling anymore.
Something that really made me laugh are some really odd signs found on the streets, in trams and shops. Looks like Italians like their pictograms really expressive and quite literal. Below are some examples of not quite unambiguous signs. Remember, no underwear, no robbery, no pole dancing in the underground, sleep on the carpark for 30 minutes max and don't run away from the diggers, they'll get you anyway.
If you want to see more weird things, some pretty buildings and really old, bright orange trams, click on the image below to see the whole album.
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