The Beginning

Snow, I have not seen any snow in the past 20+ years until December 2008. I missed the chance when I was having my internship in Busan, Korea. Lucky me, I got the chance to see the white snow when I travelled to Milan in year 2008. During my stay there, it snowed for several times, and it was really fantastic!! Photos taken and I really missed those days…even the weather was cold, but it was fun

AC Hotel (Milan)

snapped from my room…

Early in the morning, in front of AC Milano Hotel

Assago – Milan

This is a small town located about 10km southwest of Milan city centre. Sometimes, I was required to come here for work. Nothing much, it looks like another Cyberjaya to me… :P

DHL Delivery – anywhere in the world

Muddy road – bad thing after snow…

Castello Sforzesco Milan

is this a pine tree? XD

After a heavy snow for the whole night…

Kidz playground

Maybe i should try to ski here ~~

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Castello Sforzesco (English: Sforza Castle) is one of the remarkable landmarks in MIilan, Italy. The orginal construction of this building began in the 14^th century, and Francesco Sforza, the founder of Sforza Dynasty in Milan  strated the reconsturction in year 1450. In 19^th century, the restoration of the castle was strated following its transfer from military use to the city of Milan. It was directed by Luca Beltrami, a famous Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration works. Unfortunately, the castle was severely damnaged during World War II and the post-war reconstruction of the building was undertaken by BBPR architectural partnership. Now, the building is used to accomodate several city’s musuem and art gallery collections.

Since the building is situated at the city center, it is quite easy to reach there by public transport. You can try the following routes, which were quite convenient to me.

• Subway: MM1 Cairoli – Castello Station
• Streetcars: Line 4 (last stop towards Duomo direction)

Some snapshots of this historical castle… ;-)

Main Entrance of Castello Sforzesco

the fountain in front of the main entrance~~

the Garden in Castello Sforzesco~~ a good place for recreation and leisure :D

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AC Hotel Milano is a 4-star hotel, located near to the town centre of Milan, Italy. The hotel belongs to AC Hotels Group, a popular hotel chain in Spain, Italy and Portugal. The range of hotels presented covers almost all of Spain and part of Italy and Portugal. I am staying in AC Hotel Milano due to my project commitment. Although this is not a 5-star luxury hotel, but they offer great service and comfortable stay to every guest.

“Our aim is not only to grow, but to always offer the best quality and the same level of innovating and exclusive details in each one of our hotels.”, adapted from their website.

AC Hotel Milano, Lombardia

King-sized bed?

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