Milan ミラノ - JAPAN PHOTOS by Philbert Ono

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Inside Malpensa Express220 viewsLuggage rack provided.

Designer toilet?186 views

Duomo Cathedral181 viewsThe front facade of this symbol of Milan is undergoing restoration.

Malpensa Express at Cardona174 viewsA good way to get to and from Malpensa Airport. Takes about 40 min. The train is double decker. A lot of Italian trains are double decker, but shorter than Japanese trains.

Malpensa Express window view (graffiti)171 viewsMilan was where I landed, and I took the Malpensa Express from which I saw so much graffiti. My first impression of Italy: There's a lot of graffiti.

I thought it was only along the train tracks, but graffiti is all over the city as well.

Inside the subway165 views

Milan Central Station157 viewsThis was after the train ride from Venice.

Metro station154 viewsAmendola Fiera station on the Red Line. Buying a ticket is easier at a kiosk than with the vending machine written in Italian.

Pay phone150 viewsIt took me 30 min. to figure out how to use the pay phone in Italy. First, I had to find a snack bar (not kiosk) that sold telephone cards. I inserted the card, but it was rejected. I inserted the card in all possible ways, but it was still rejected. Finally, an old Italian lady walking by saw my plight and pointed to a corner of the card where I supposed to tear it off. So I tore it off, and finally the phone accepted my card. (In Japan, telephone cards can be inserted as is.)

So I dial the number and waited for the ring tone. But nothing. So I hang up and dial again several times, but the call still didn't go through. Then I noticed a Select Language button on the phone and set it to English. I read the LCD screen and followed the directions. A-ha, after dialing the number, I supposed to press the OK button (like the Enter key on a computer). Finally, my friend answers my call. (We don't need to press any OK button in the US or Japan.)