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Enjoying great art and science in Milan
As much as Milan is famous for fashion and football, the northern Italian city is also a place of art, history, great buildings and museums. I visited Milan’s best art gallery, the Brera Art Gallery (Pinocoteca di Brera), and the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Italy’s largest science museum and devoted to the great painter and scientist […]
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Visiting the Louvre
One of the world’s best museums, the Louvre is one of Paris’ and France’s most famous attractions. It’s also incredibly huge which I only realized when I visited it; in fact it is the world’s largest art museum. As a former palace originally built in the 12th century, the Louvre is also strikingly beautiful with […]
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Rome photo roundup
Of all the great cities I visited in Europe, I found Rome to be the most photogenic and fascinating. As a city from which one of the world’s greatest empires arose, Rome combines its vast history with beauty and elegance. I enjoyed the famous sights such as the Forum, Colosseum, and the Castel Sant’Angelo, as […]
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London photo roundup
London was the first city in Europe that I ever set foot in. I enjoyed it, especially as a city that is full of historic places whilst being very modern and alive. While I wish I could have stayed longer and seen more of its famous sights, I saw enough to know it is an […]
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Paris photo roundup
I was only in Paris for a few days, but wherever I went, from the famous attractions like the Louvre and Notre Dame, to taking walks to the National Library and along the river, the views were very enjoyable. It’s obvious that a lot of effort is put into preserving not just famous historic buildings […]
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Visiting Milan’s Sforza Castle and Roman basilica
Milan might be Italy’s most prosperous and modern city but it boasts several impressive historical sights. This includes the massive Duomo cathedral, Sforza Castle or Castello Sforzesco, and the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, a 1,600-year-old Roman church. Sforza Castle is a handsome brownish-red castle that was built in the 15th century by the Duke of Milan […]
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Visiting the southern French town of Chambery
I think it’s safe to say not many people have been to, or even heard of, the French town of Chambéry, located in the southeast near the French Alps. The reason I visited Chambéry was because it was between Paris and Milan, which was my next stop. While it is obscure, Chambéry used to be the […]
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