Lago di Como

Not only did we visit the LaChapelle exposition in Milano this weekend, we also went for a "narrow" drive on the coastal road to Lago di Como. With our first visit to Bellagio, after which we took the Ferry (Traghetto) to Cadenabbia on the other side of the Lake. We stayed in Hotel La Perla in Tremezzo with a stunning lakeview room. We had dinner in a little Trattoria in Menaggio, where the Visa Card machine was again broken (really?), in the end it worked!

The next day we visited one of the many Villa's, Villa Carlotta, with a very nice walk in the villa, museum and the Gardens that had lovely lookouts and known for her Rododendron trees. But we more liked the Bamboo Garden!

We headed back along the Lungo Lago through Lenno(Lemon soda and Bruschetta Classica), Cernobbio (Capucino and cafe Lungo)and finally the cathedral of Como(and after pizza con crudo and again Bitter Lemon).

La Dolce Vita con il mio Amore in Italia!

David LaChapelle @ Pallazo Reale

I went to see the David LaChapelle exposition in Palazzo Reale in Milan today with my lovely man Lionel. We spent 2 hours between reality and imagination, with his work he brings you to think about different aspects of our society: destruction, religion, consumerism, plastic surgery and natural beauty etc. I m very impressed with The Last Supper and his latest work: The Deluge. It looks like a Michelangelos painting in the Sixteenth Chapel in Vatican.... Of course he has portraited a lot of famous artists like Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Gwen Stefani, Cher, David Bowie, Tupac, Lil'Kim and many others.

@ Cafe Atlantique

Let the party get started! Yes my friend Prada and I went to the Cafe Atlantique last Friday 28 september. From the Boeing-jet profile on the roof to its nouvelle-baroque interior, where glowing columns look like the inside of a lava lamp, Café Atlantique sets out to silence those who brand Milan as a pale copy of a true metropolis. The place functions as a cocktail bar, restaurant and dance club, with New York-house nights on the first and third Sundays of each month. Except for tonight when the Red Zone was on. In celebration of the MiSex event, we could find 2 girls dancing topless, they supposed to be Pornstars but personaly i wasnt moved about their performance. I far more liked the Lollipops! We had a great evening of twirling and dancing on the dancefloor. We had it goin'.... Made some great friends with the barman, Luca and some other Erasmus students, who are always everywhere in Milan. Just a Quicky for us, but very nice to have had some place for moving around on a spacious dancefloor (is a good thing when you arrive late).

Aperitivo @ Siddharta Buddha Cafe

We all know or maybe not yet, that the thing to do in Milano, is to go and have Aperitivo in some nice Fashionable Bar or Lounge. The aperitivo is a happy hour with a serious amount of different cocktails (never knew the existence of some of them) served. Milano has it all, there are numerous bars and lounges all with a theme or some gorgeous Design.

The first one i would like to talk about is the Siddharta Buddha Cafe. We went here to celebrate Malika's Birthday, one of the dancers i work with. Very chilled out, nice lounge music in the background, some lush cushions everywhere, nice lighting and some great drinks and then the food... mmmm delicious, for 8 euros a cocktail and all what you can eat from the buffet (hot and cold). I took the chicken curry with couscous and a nice glass of wine.

Malika got her presents (guess we all like sexy outfits) and we all shared this warm and joyful moment. Sante Malika!!

Siddharta Buddha Cafe, viale Elvezia 4, 20154 Milano

http://www.siddhartacafe.com/

My Birthday 16/9

I got from Lionel this nice, exclusive watch from Katharine Hamnett, Pink Champagne and lots of Kisses.

I got from my dancer friends A sexy Outfit and lots of Kisses.

I got some Cards and lots of Emails from all my friends and family that couldn't be here in Milan with me. Thanks!