9mm Milan
Up to now I thought it was only American home owners who kept guns to repel invaders.
Well, here in Milan it turns out that more than a few people are packing pistols, as an interesting article in Milan’s freebie newspaper DNews mentioned yesterday. And that is no typo, the paper really is called DNews!
How many Milanese do you think feel the need to arm themselves, despite the presence of assault rifle toting Italian soldiers on the streets of this northern Italian metropolis? Read more
Should Google Maps be Used for This?
For some reason, a little bird has told me that people have been hunting for a map of prostitutes working the streets of Milan.
“Does such a thing exist?”, I wondered, and hopped onto the www to find out. Well, at one point some ,presumably, Italians had managed to place such a map on Google Maps, of all places.
Google, possibly as a result of certain posts on Italian blogs, such as this on Tentativi - La Mappa delle prostitute di Milano, acted quickly and put a stop to this rather sordid exploitation of Web 2.0.
However, and as is the often the case with the www, the ‘map’ was simply moved, and still exploits Google Italy maps, even if it claims to be a form of protest now. Read more
Milan’s Ecopass is back from its Vacation
As Milan crawls slowly back to life after the summer recess, its Ecopass traffic anti-pollution charge comes back on-line.
A map of Milan’s Ecopass zone is shown in the following post.
Milan’s Ecopass Goes on Vacation
Milan's Ecopasses
Milan’s Ecopass anti-pollution traffic charge is going to be put on hold throughout August 2008, Milan’s Mayor Moratti has recently promised. Note that this promise has not yet been turned into an official change in Ecopass policy.
This means that those coming to Italy who wish to visit Milan by car will probably not have to worry about how and where to pay this charge.
Be wary, though, of camera controlled areas in the centre of Milan that may well still be restricted to traffic, Ecopass or not.
If you do decide to spend a couple of days in Milan, and you stay in a hotel in the central part of the city, do remember to ask the hotel staff to report the details of your car, rented or not, to the local traffic authorities. This should help you avoid receiving a nice little fine some time later after your vacation here.
This temporary suspension of the Ecopass is a good idea, seeing as Milan is generally deserted in August, so traffic pollution levels will be at a minimum anyway, and not having to worry about these passes may encourage a few tourists to drop in, and maybe check out the vibrant night life down in the Navigli - Canal - area, which is just south of Milan city centre.
Nice move Mrs Moratti!
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