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My newest love
Jul. 25th, 2009 10:22 pmI fell in love with a roof-top this morning. Not just any roof-top, mind you, it is the roof of Milan Cathedral.
They charge 5 Euros to climb the stairs to the roof (an 8 if you want to take the lift, which, no surprises there, I didn't (and wouldn't have, even if the cost were the same--climbing is more fun)), and I wish they had some sort of season pass, so that I could pay one fee and return as many times as I like. Instead, I'm simply going to have to budget 5 Euros a week to get my fix.
The whole building, including the roof top, is made of marble, and it is lovely. Inside the Cathedral is impressive, as only Medieval Cathedrals can be, but it is still obviously a place of worship, and whilst I respect others to worship as they will, I can't help but feel myself that any god which desires worship isn't worthy of it. As a result, while I think the building would make a fabulous site for a Kingdom 12th night (for a Kingdom which expects a *huge* turn out to 12th night), I'm not overly interested in that part of the building; having seen it, I would be content to not see it again till my next international visitor arrives. (Will it be you???)
But, oh, the roof top! I could have stayed up there for hours, sitting in the shade with my sewing, admiring the architecture, the view of the Alps, the shade, the stone work, the fact that I was *up*, and the feeling of contentment that just being on such a glorious roof imparts. I actually got a bit teary eyed when it was time to go; I really didn't wish to leave. (Though, I would have been quick to leave once the sun finally cleared the highest part of the roof (upon which we weren't allowed to ascend)--shade is essential to my existence in such a hot place. The building having been built as a religious institution, it is no surprise that the highest part of the building is on the eastern side, and we had the good sense to not only get up early for the day's adventures, but make this our first stop of the day, so there was a fair bit of shade up there to enjoy.
There are lots of photos from/of the roof in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
clovis_t's facebook page, and a few in mine, but here are a few for those of you without the time/energy/inclination to go there.
( my roof-top )
( What I learned today )
They charge 5 Euros to climb the stairs to the roof (an 8 if you want to take the lift, which, no surprises there, I didn't (and wouldn't have, even if the cost were the same--climbing is more fun)), and I wish they had some sort of season pass, so that I could pay one fee and return as many times as I like. Instead, I'm simply going to have to budget 5 Euros a week to get my fix.
The whole building, including the roof top, is made of marble, and it is lovely. Inside the Cathedral is impressive, as only Medieval Cathedrals can be, but it is still obviously a place of worship, and whilst I respect others to worship as they will, I can't help but feel myself that any god which desires worship isn't worthy of it. As a result, while I think the building would make a fabulous site for a Kingdom 12th night (for a Kingdom which expects a *huge* turn out to 12th night), I'm not overly interested in that part of the building; having seen it, I would be content to not see it again till my next international visitor arrives. (Will it be you???)
But, oh, the roof top! I could have stayed up there for hours, sitting in the shade with my sewing, admiring the architecture, the view of the Alps, the shade, the stone work, the fact that I was *up*, and the feeling of contentment that just being on such a glorious roof imparts. I actually got a bit teary eyed when it was time to go; I really didn't wish to leave. (Though, I would have been quick to leave once the sun finally cleared the highest part of the roof (upon which we weren't allowed to ascend)--shade is essential to my existence in such a hot place. The building having been built as a religious institution, it is no surprise that the highest part of the building is on the eastern side, and we had the good sense to not only get up early for the day's adventures, but make this our first stop of the day, so there was a fair bit of shade up there to enjoy.
There are lots of photos from/of the roof in
clovis_t's facebook page, and a few in mine, but here are a few for those of you without the time/energy/inclination to go there.( my roof-top )
( What I learned today )
