Turin
Travel Blogs from Turin, Italy
The bus route that never was.......
... which is very much like the New York gift show but instead of gifts there are tables and tables of food, from all over italy and Europe. They showcase the individual grower , farms, bakers, chocolatiers , etc. From wines to cheese, to bread, ...
A Tour of Turin
This weekend, the gang and I decided we'd continue exploring Northern Italy with a trip to Turin (Torino), about 1.5 hours west of Milan, followed by a journey to the small town of Ivrea in the Alps above Torino for their very special Carnevale ...
Dec 28, 2010
Torino - Helsinki
Sveglia alle 6, usciti di casa alle 6.30, e puntuale il bus per Malpensa, partito alle 7 dal terminal di fronte al palagiustizia arriva alle 9 al terminal 1, con buon anticipo sul volo Finnair per Helsinki. Volo tranquillo, nonostante la nevicata ...
Where in the World Are Kerren and Chloe ?!
So I thought I was saying arriverderci to Italy however we encountered a hiccup when trying to get from La Spezia to Vallon. Who knew that it was so difficult for trains between Italy and the South of France given their proximity! Initially it looked like ...
Torino, the land of chocolate
We caught another very early train to Torino, this time. We were staying with Irene, who I stayed with last time I was in Torino, and we got to her apartment and met her enormous and very friendly dogs! Seriously, I have never seen a dog that ...
More Switzerland
... and he is over there and this food is good and stuff like that but I can actually follow peoples conversations... after 2 weeks in Italy. Here in Torino Ive been enjoying Lorenzos mamas cooking which is amazing, and catching up on some of my grad ...
Sindone - Incredible!
... the crowds up ramps, through many doors, and past ruins of the Roman Forum. I was told that Torino was once the capital of Italy for a short while. We were finally led into a large room where we stood to watch a video played on a ...
Webster's Way - Nice to Florence
Websters's Way - Nice to Florence Apr05 Ciao tutti!! > > This time from Florence, Italy. Im being more > correct > with the grammar as a lot of people thought i was > emailing from nice france, not Nice, France. > > ...
Update 2
... we eventually found it. I have never seen so much random junk in my life. I ended up getting some cute plates with cities in italy on them. Unfortuantley, on my way home I tripped and broke one. Typical me... On sunday we also saw the shroud. Well not ...
Trip to see white lions
Went to go and see white lions for dissertation. Did Ollegio, Milan, and Turin in 4 ...
Från Como till Turino
6 juni 2010 Som alltid, höll jag på att säga, startades dagen med frukost på terrassen, men detta är också dagen vi är tvungna att lämna detta paradis på jorden: Comosjön. Vi checkade ut och ägarinnans son önskade oss en fortsatt trevlig ...
Blue Velvet
... went to see the David Lynch film, Blue Velvet at the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, marked by the tallest and most distinctive dome in Turin. Alessandro was an awesome host, and seeing Turin via a Yamaha motor bike is the way to go. Later I took a bus ...
Don Bosco
Our goal to leave Lake Garda by 10:00 am was accomplished. After fueling the Audi with diesel, we hit the Autostrade, destined for Turin. Kyle was pretty excited about this day as Turin is home to Don Bosco and the Salesian order. We ...
Torino
... . We ate as fast as we could, paid our bill as fast as we could (not fast enough though - something we noticed all through Italy was that it took a while to get the bill) and we beat a hasty retreat back to the hotel to pack our stuff. It's ...
Arrival in Turin
... around on Alessandro's motor bike today running errands and seeing the highlights of the city. The Alps provide a spectacular backdrop to Turin and are about 100km away. Alessandro lives right at the center of Turin in a beautiful renovated flat. We ...
Spring Break Part 1: Turin/Torino
Hello everyone! I have returned from a wonderful trip to Turin/Torino, Milan, Barcelona, and Madrid! I had wonderful time all around and got to see a lot of really cool things. For the first two days of the trip, I went to Torino as it is ...
A Swingin' Good Time
... finally Rocky got up and I hung with him for a while. I then announced that I was heading out to another couchsurfer's in Turin and that I appreciated the hospitality. He told me to go say goodbye to Adrian. I opened the door and she was ...
Happy Halloween!
Oh hooray for Halloween! As American as the holiday is, it is still somewhat celebrated here. Last night a few students from our university organized a party at a club for all of the USAC and European students studying here. It was fun, though costumes ...
To JFK
jalutamine Torinos ja muumiad
Trammiga jànest kesklinna - koik stampad (leheputkad piletitega)on kinni. Pàike!!!! soe. Avastame kohe tànavaturu ja laome minu kòekoti alpi màgede juuste ja saia tàis. Siis vedeleme tànavakohvikus, pestud ja kasitud linnaelanikud teevad ...
Shroud
In the morning, I was playing with Kurt on the balcony of Alessandro's place, and I hear the voice of a woman above me on her balcony. "Ca bella." I smiled and said, "Gratzie!" By 11:30, I left for the church. There were so many people. It is so ...

