milan, italy, january 16 2009. pinacoteca di brera celebrating 200 years. italian artist mantegna masterpiece paint of "cristo morto" (dead jesus christ).

milan, italy, january 16 2009. pinacoteca di brera celebrating 200 years. people in front of opera "fiumana" by italian artist pellizza da volpedo showing struggle of workers.

milan, italy, january 9 2009. thriller writer andrea pinketts forming a unique image
with his cigar, after a goodbye to the historic thriller library "libreria del giallo" that will definitely shut down caused by librarian tecla dozio retirement.

milan, italy, january 9 2009. left to right. record producer mara maionchi, television conductor simona ventura, music singer and composer morgan, and television conductor francesco facchinetti, they are together with an high audience level selecting young talented people and singers to lead into music and show business.

lombardy, italy, january 7 2009. heavy snow is affecting by 48 hours transportation in the city of milan. here a view of segrate, a town close by milan outskirts.

lombardy, italy, january 7 2008. north italy is by 48 hours under continuous heavy snow affecting transportation mostly in milan.

united kingdom, december 31 2008. the british pound has at the end of 2008 the same value as the european common currency euro. the british currency value decrease followed the american financial crisis.