Turin - first impressions
12 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Drove down through torrential rain checked in and wandered around. First impressions very positive - maybe because it finally stopped raining!?
Turin hotel apartment
12 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Very pleased with our accommodation. Just round the corner from the station on the south side of the old town and sadly the shopping area.
Turin cathedral and the shroud
12 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The truth about the shroud..... it's kept well hidden!
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You cannot exactly see the shroud. It's hidden at the back behind a screen. ...
Roman stuff
12 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Still some remains left ...
Views of Turin
12 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Very few high rise buildings and a good range of architecture through the ages.
The graffiti certain adds atmosphere to the grandeur of the wall, bet the bloke who built it would be impressed.
Very reminiscent of Prague, and for that matter the red roof architecture of many Eastern European cities. However the grandeur of the courtyard (pictured later) and graffitied wall are so Praguesque if you hadn't said where you where I would have assumed Eastern Europe. Very interesting.
Turin sculpture
13 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Plenty of classical sculpture about.
Along the banks of the Po
13 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A gentle stroll along the main river flowing through Turin.
Rocca medievale
13 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
It is a reconstructed medieval village. We nearly did not go because the reviews called it a "fake" but in fact it was great fun and very well done.
Out and about Turin
14 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Another sunny day and a chance to explore the city. The grid pattern of streets makes it easy to navigate with lots of small, individual shops. Well you can't have everything. ....
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Today's the day!
15 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Well who would have believed it? 50 years! Had a super lunch at Eataly (Italy) - geddit. It's a supermarket specialising in Italian regional products with various places to eat scattered throughout.Leggi altro
Oh it's a cake. Obviously Nigel, otherwise known as the Grasse pyromaniac, wasn't in charge of the candles .....
Tribute to Fiat
15 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Turin is the home of Fiat cars sadly best known in the UK for the rust buckets of the 60s and 70s. But as their car museum shows they have a long and proud automotive tradition!
Car museum
15 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Plenty of non-Italian classic cars to see.
Pity they removed the roller skates from the door handles. I experienced a trip to Kent in one of these, which I wouldn't wish to repeat
Graffiti wall to wall
15 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Turin is covered in graffiti which I loved! Creative, great colours, political, and downright rude.
More great graffiti
15 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
A few more I enjoyed. No blank surface is left unadorned!
Egyptian Museum - real people
16 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Second only to Cairo in number of artefacts and very well presented. Arranged chronologically and everything clearly labelled in English. Audio guide a bit redundant.
Egyptian Museum - animals & gods
16 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Farewell to Turin
16 marzo 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Last thoughts on a great visit!
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Happy Easter - can you see the Easter bunnies?
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This DIY has really ground Nigel down but Sandra still has her halo ...
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Yes the tourist office is in a shipping container. Good recycling though ...
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The grand central station from where we will embark for Milan.