Welcome to White Cane Connections.

My name is Sue Boman. Yes, that’s me in the picture posted here. I have called this blog White Cane Connections because I am one of the many people who use a white cane. I began this blog because I wanted to write about a project I undertook in 2012. The plan was to complete a series of walks using my white cane. Between March and September, I walked in 82 different locations across Canada. So, the blog begins by telling of my experiences and the many people I met along the way.

While this particular journey has now been completed, I find that I still have much to write about. I am continuing to make new white cane connections, and so for the time being I will continue to add regular posts to this blog. I am hoping that you will be a partner in the journey.

Sue


Wednesday, 30 July 2014

July 30 - Milano Centrale

Not all tourist attractions are written about in guide books.  Yesterday, Lyle and I arrived in Milan, Italy.  We took the train from the airport to the central station, Milano Centrale.  The station was huge, very old, and crowded.  We followed the rush of passengers leaving the main hall to the exit. The lead us to a long staircase of worn, uneven stone steps with no railing.  This was somewhat difficult for Lyle with our suitcase, but it was even more difficult for me with my white cane.  I like to use a railing when I am going down steps.

This morning after a good night's sleep we walked around the area and found a beautiful city park. There were many large shady trees with easy walking trails, but also a large number of homeless people sleeping in sheltered areas.  On the way back to our hotel we walked through the train station again, looking for an easier entrance/exit for our train trip this afternoon.  There was!  At the far end there was a set of escalator ramps from the street level to the train platforms.  We will head back to this entrance this afternoon for our train trip to La Spezia.  It was cool here early this morning but now at 10:00 a.m. it is already humid and muggy.

1 comment:

  1. Enjoyed reading about your camping trip. Have never heard of Pleasant Valley. Glad you found a better way in the train station.

    Dorothy

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