Milan 25 it seems straight out of a fairytale and maybe it is. Caterina Bellandi seems a character halfway between the world of cartoons, that of fairy tales and that of elves and fairies. Everyone knows her as "aunt Catherine”, A juice of heart and love, which flows from a fantastic woman.
His taxi is like Cinderella's pumpkin, the car of "back to the future" or if you just want a cart mixed with sugar and cinnamon.
The metamorphosis of Caterina Bellandi
Milano 25 is yours taxi, indeed it was of her beloved and late husband who flew up there in 2001 for a tumor. That car today is somehow a magical bike that Caterina Bellandi wanted to get on to fly away from the pain as in "Miracle in Milan". Who in Florence does not know "Milano 25", the colorful and somewhat magical taxi that transports especially children patients? In fact, Caterina Bellandi mainly accompanies families of children who have to reach the hospital pediatric Meyer, in which patients who come from very far converge. “Zia Caterina” is always coordinated with “Milano 25”, as colorful as a character Fellini that one would expect to get off a flower swing.
At a certain point in her life, Bellandi decided to overcome her pain by helping many children, giving all the love she had inside. No, Caterina Ballandi was definitely not made for that Prato office where she worked.
Aunt Catherine and Patch Adams
Caterina Bellandi's fame has grown so much and her work so appreciated that her first taxi is exhibited in the Horticulture Gardens. Even overseas there is talk of Aunt Caterina, in fact, a woman who looks a bit like a fairy godmother could not fail to attract the attention of Patch Adams! The doctor famous for his clown nose wanted to meet such a special woman.
even the New York Times dedicated a beautiful article to Aunt Catherine, not bad! “Milano 25” is truly a walking rainbow, with toys, soft toys, bells, soap bubbles and candies for children. Caterina Bellandi also looks colorful, a bit like a mad hatter. Aunt Catherine ”drives only in colorful clothes, huge hats decorated with flowers, clown goggles, and lots of clinkling bracelets and necklaces.
From Milan 25 to Meyer
The families of the Meyer children do not pay for taxi rides due to the magic of a driver who is a little bit gypsy and a little bit Mary Poppins. Aunt Catherine does a special job, and she feels privileged, as she brings people into her life, walking a piece of the road with them. He knows that every child and every customer, whoever he is, is a universe that can enrich his cosmos, and gratefully gives a piece of himself. Sometimes we get "stuck" in the lives of those little patients, and Caterina goes to visit them in the hospital, remaining the funny aunt of the colored taxi.
Become the fairy who tries to fulfill wishes big and small, and often she succeeds, also thanks to the network of friends that supports her. Milano 25 is living proof that love multiplies and it's incredible just to imagine where it can go.
Caterina Bellandi's love is multiplied even with a taxi
Caterina Bellandi, the tightrope walker of the asphalt, represents a fairy world in the city and she cares little if she has been fined for a taxi that is too colorful. Aunt Caterina offers a unique service and like Santa Claus she has the elves, since she has an association that raises funds for “Milano25". Also there is a beautiful and needless to say, very colorful page Facebook (patients) on which to find any information about his glittering and magical world.
Aunt Caterina, a sorceress who soothes the pain of others by elaborating her own, goes towards people, hugs them and intrigues those who empathize with her. Sometimes love is a tightrope walker's business, you have to risk something, look ahead and not be afraid of falling, because it's nice to give yourself and find yourself.