VIVA MILANO!

My 1969 Italian adventure.

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VIVA MILANO! - PART 1 - BYE BYE LONDON

Sequel to my SUMMER of LOVE Adventures - 1969 in Milan (previously published on here but removed for revision ages ago - which never happened!
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VIVA MILANO PART 2 - BUON GIORNO MILANO

I stood outside the door of the Italian YWCA, in the rather grim street called ‘via Pinamonte da Vimercato’, looking glumly at the book of tram...
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VIVA MILANO! - PART 3 - HI HO HI HO OFF TO WORK I GO

Monday morning dawned at the YWCA in Milan, and, in spite of the enjoyable evening spent with (teetotal) Anna the previous day, I woke up bright and...
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VIVA MILANO! PART 4 - R & R - OUT & ABOUT

Life in Milan in the late 60s was not all toil. They say all work and no play make Giulia a dull signorina. Not much chance of that. The arrival of a...
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VIVA MILANO! - PART 4 r R & R - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

During my stay in Milan, I visited the cinema three times. Once with my Italian friend Anna, when I had my first viewing of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...
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VIVA MILANO! - PART 5 - HOME TRUTHS

It’s hard to believe but important to remember that back in the swinging days of the 1960s communications were a whole lot more difficult than they...