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December 14th 2005. my morning feeling towards Milan

The most beautiful fog enfolds Milan this morning, mixed with the deadly steamy unloads of the chimneys over the roofs.

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Thousands of hot showers are running in the apartments, countless coffee machines muttering, piles of computers booting, of pigeons cooing, of dogs crapping in the barren isles, the grassed one in the middle of the tram's tracks, aside of walkers and runners complaining for something, or the shop tenants who scrupulously are sweeping their own few meters of sidewalk, the municipal policemen giving tickets around, the bus drivers lazily muttering their answers to the ladies clinging to the driver's booth, and in the houses again, smeared cups are left in the sinks, eyeglasses are wiped and worn, teeth brushed, children commanded, unsatisfied glances are given outside the window, Shit look at the fog now, you can see nothing, But isn't it nice, It will last until noon maybe, No it won't, too bad.

This morning I have a feeling towards this city, but I am not able to tell you how the city herself this morning is restive to be told.

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5 Responses to “my morning feeling towards Milan” :

J.Doe said

Is Milan always foggy in the morning?
When I was in Milan the sky was always gray and in the mornings the city was blanketed in fog.

corpodibacco said

No, it is quite a rare phenomenon as a matter of fact. But I’ve seen it more often recently.
Once fog was the second name of Milan, but then the lid of smog and smokes in the recent decades prevented formation of thick fog.
I loved so much Venice’s fog, with the uuuuu of the boats… So I guess I am fascinated by fog also for spleen reasons…

J.Doe said

If you liked the fog of Venice then you would probably like the fog of San Francisco, CA. When I was there it could be sunny one minute and then you could actually see a foggy cloud move in, and then it would be foggy and by the waterfronts you could hear uuuuu of the boats.

corpodibacco said

I actually saw that phenomenon in San Francisco in the few days I spent there some time ago during a long trip I took around the States.

One day I was looking at the Golden gate from one of the city’s peak, and suddendly it got swallowed by the fog coming in the bay from the ocean, just like you said. Quite impressive and fast.

As a matter of fact I remember leaving SF quite in love with the place… :)
But of course the fog can be enjoyed just in bits.
Whole days in the fog are pretty oppressive, I concede that.

Can't sit still.... said

You’re right. My first home in San Francisco was close enough to the ocean that sun was a rarity. I became so depressed we had to move. Fortunately, in SF there are microclimates, so a move of 2 miles meant averge 5 degrees warmer and 75% more sun. Incredible. SF is beautiful at night and from a distance.

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