So, on Friday morning, Danielle and I got up very early and hopped a train to Milano. I had never been, but Danielle has been about 5 times now. Her friend Daniel is in fashion design school there for a year and his cousin from Philly, Evan, is visiting him for a couple of weeks. We met up with them last weekend in Cinque Terre too! Once we arrived in Milano, we checked into the hotel, dropped our bags and went out. It was about midday and we walked to the Duomo. I love the Duomo in Milano because there is a gigantic piazza and the building is so unique and sharp and beautiful. The windows have this really neat swily movement of stone thing going for them. Then we took the metro to Daniel's apartment where, of course, he was still getting dressed! His apartment is SO cool. First of all, the outside has one of those gigantic doors with the tiny door cut out in the bottom. And then you walk in and there's this Rocky Horror Picture Show'esque elevator made of wood and glass and it goes up the middle of the spiral staircase. So cool! After about an hour of trying to help Daniel decide what to wear, we all went out. First stop was Corso Como Dieci, pretty much the most expensive stuff I have ever seen in my entire life. All designer, Prada, etc. Crazy stuff! So we looked around and spoke in very hushed voices and pretend to look like we belonged, and then we sat down in the garden for tea. My favorite part of CCD is the bookstore (all really amazing beautiful art and design books) and the garden. there are birds and this enclosure of ivy and leaves and its just beautiful. So we sat down and had french coffees and then got on our way.
After CCD we stopped at a couple of vintage stores and then stopped to get awesome awesome awesome pizza that they cut with scissors!!! And then we went to see Vincent. Now, I have been hearing... a lot, about Vincent. He is a shoe store owner who used to design for some major major people and he carries other peoples designs and some of his own. Daniel has brought pretty much all of his friends there and he and Vincent now know each other very well. so I was pretty much in shoe heaven. There was one part when I was standing in the middle of about 7 pairs of shoes! Vincent and I bonded over shoes and I can't wait for him to visit NYC, I told him he should open a store there.
After Vincent we went for Aperitivo at one of the coolest bars I have ever been to. We walked in and it looks like sort of an in and out, eat at the counter type places, but then you keep walking, back through the kitchen and this hallway and it opens up into this very dark almost cave-like area with couches. There were trees growing out of the ground! And it was rainy so it was even cooler. There were all of these tall candles lit, it was very neat. So we grabbed passionfruit cocktails there and then some of Daniel's fashion school friends met up with us and we all chatted and such. Then it was getting a little bit late so the girls and the boys split up and went to get ready for dinner. We all met at Daniel's and then, (here is where it gets really good!) we went to Armani/Nobu!!!!!!
Okay, holy sushi! This stuff was amazing. Now, I haven't been to Nobu in New York, but it's going to have to happen now. We got so many different kinds, and they made us this one roll, that wasn't on the menu, but it was some sort of Salmon thing, and it was the best sushi I have ever had in my entire life. It was AMAZING. The Salmon was so creamy it completely melted in my mouth. It was so good! After Nobu we walked past the Duomo at night and through the galleria which was gorgeous. We stomped on the bull's balls (it's what you are supposed to do!) and turned around for good luck. And then it was late, so we parted ways and went to bed! The next morning we got up early (again) and hopped a train back to Firenze. We dropped our stuff at the house and rain out for a quick light bite, gelato, and a fast look around the antique fair. Then we went to the Duomo and a quick visit to our friends at Jules e Jim and look at the new stuff. After the whirlwind tour of Firenze we crossed the Arno and went to Borgo Antico for a little Aperitivo. We got some prosciutto and pancetta and salami and olives and pizza and potatoes and cocktails and chatted for about an hour before we went back to the apartment. We changed, very fast, organized a little bit and then we headed out to go see Bob Dylan in concert!!!!
It was so amazing! We got there and to our spots as the first song was beginning. We had a great view from the balcony and he put on an amazing show. There was no fluff, no opening band, no intermission, no encore, just straight music. He did some old stuff and some new stuff and a lot of the old stuff he revamped in a new (and great) way! The crowd was awesome because it was completely mixed: american, Italian, etc. and the age range was unbelievable. There was some seriously older people there rocking out and then people our age and then people younger. It was a great energy and one of the best shows I have ever been to - he is such a rock star!
After Bob we were all still really revved up so went to The William for a drink and then home to bed! Today I have tons of work to do, but I will post pictures later. Overall, it was one of the best weekends I have had. Sitting otuside Corso Como Dieci with Daniel and Evan and Danielle was one of my favorite moments because were all goofing off and being silly and dorky, but we were also having the most engaging conversations about art and fashion and politics and food and everything. It is really refreshing to be around people that are creative and intelligent and passionate but also not afraid to just be themselves and act like huge losers and have fun! It's sort of hard to convey why this weekend was such a turning point but it just felt like this chapter had come full circlebut still ended in a place very different from where it began (if that makes sense). Now I just have to get through exams and then I am back in New York City! I have next weekend and then the weekend after is my last and I do feel like I have done everything I wanted to here, I could obviously always do more, but I don't feel like I missed anything! Okay, I have got to get to work now or I will never finish the semester! Pics are here!! Baci!
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