Turin - first impressions
March 12, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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
March 12, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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
March 12, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The truth about the shroud..... it's kept well hidden!
Roman stuff
March 12, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Still some remains left ...
Views of Turin
March 12, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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
March 13, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Plenty of classical sculpture about.
Along the banks of the Po
March 13, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A gentle stroll along the main river flowing through Turin.
Rocca medievale
March 13, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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
March 14, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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!
March 15, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
Oh it's a cake. Obviously Nigel, otherwise known as the Grasse pyromaniac, wasn't in charge of the candles .....
Tribute to Fiat
March 15, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 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
March 15, 2018 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 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
March 15, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Turin is covered in graffiti which I loved! Creative, great colours, political, and downright rude.
More great graffiti
March 15, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
A few more I enjoyed. No blank surface is left unadorned!
Egyptian Museum - real people
March 16, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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
March 16, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Farewell to Turin
March 16, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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.