MILANO, GIORNA 3

First off, let me sincerely apologize for having disappeared for the last week or so. Mid-crit production was tough as usual, and I wasn't able to get this last day of Milan up before the madness hit. And then right after our mid-crit's I was whisked off for school again. I have yet another busy week before me with some mid terms and then spring break, but I'm hoping to be diligent and get all caught up on updating you guys here. 

Alright, now to the last day of Milan. We had even less planned for the day, with our schedule consisting of just one building for the day, leaving the rest of the day for our own explorations.

Also, thumbs up to Milan for having a vending machine for books and slightly restoring my faith in this generation.

So after another short metro ride, we walked through the larger of the two public parks in the city, and ended up at la Triennale di Milano. It is yet another piece of fascist architecture in Milan, but despite its form it houses contemporary and modern art/exhibitions. It's layout is pretty simple, taking the form of a stadium, and allows plenty of room for temporary exhibits to be shown. We went into one such exhibit that was about food, which I thought was pretty appropriate considering our studio projects are gastronomy centers. And then I was scolded for pictures in this exhibit, but to my defense they used bubble wrap as ceiling decoration. They were just asking for it.

Although I wasn't too fond of the exhibitions in the building, I did like the upstairs and this simple little bridge (that we weren't allowed on. Frowns.)

Then it was time to do whatever we wanted (to some extent) until it was time to get the train back to Florence. Rachel and I hung out and waled around the large park for a bit with our friends Megan, Pam, Theresa, and Forrest.

It was the only sunny day we had in Milan and this park was a great place to soak it up.

Even the turtles were sun bathing. I can't really blame them, and if I wasn't a ginger I'd be tempted to have the same pose.

After breaking off from the group, Rachel and I decided to just get lost in the neighborhood and see the architecture. We both thoroughly enjoyed the architecture and layout of the city and we just wanted to see more of it on our last day. Needless to say, we definitely accomplished this goal.

This road was gorgeous; from the facades, to the bends in the road, to the regularity of the trees, it was lovely.

All it would take would be a glance down a side street and you'd get to see a funky or interesting building that sparked an interest in you. I'm not even a fan of colored buildings, but this one had awesome forms, and the green roof was a soft spot for me (no pun intended).

I'll just spam you all with pictures of the buildings that I saw and loved. Maybe I'll add some text in here and there, but don't get too excited. Just scroll through and appreciate how awesome Milan was.

Honestly, I know this building doesn't look like much, but it really was stunning in person. And the wooden sliding shutters...oh I died and went to heaven.

Whoever lives here definitely wins the award for having the best shutters. Just an observation. 

And that was essentially how Milan ended, in this beautiful iron cage of a train station.