Art Boston Turin

... otherwise."
I'm happy to play along.

"Did you eat any good food in France?" I'm asked
My time in France was short, but to be honest, I didn't really eat anything spectacular. "No, not really" I say half joking.
"Of course you didn't. All the best food is in Italy and within Italy, the best food is here, in this home. I feel sorry for the rest of the world."

Our lunch was of the sort that I would hope to serve if I had visiting royalty; not dirt-bag, layabout ...

... br>Italy is best known for its wine. The Piedmont region is especially well known for its reds; Barollo, Dolcetto, and Barabesco. But as I've mentioned before; I have only a rudimentary understanding of wine. I sniff, I sip and I enjoy; but the subtleties are lost on me. I'm a beer drinker.

Drawn by the unique characteristics of the water, the Welf family set up Italy's first brewery in Torino in 1846. The beer of choice here is Menabrea; a blond ...

... of my cooking, thanking me everyday. As we talk now it feels as if we've known each other for ages.

After a coffee and a shower at his place it's time for dinner.
"What do you want to eat? Pizza?"
"Whatever's going"
We join his friend Tanya and go to eat the best pizza of the city.

It seems so simple, why can't we get it right back home? The crust is thin, but not too crispy, light and fluffy, but not doughy; topped with ...

... br>we were busy minding our own business when we saw a Giant Coq, looming menicingly above us!
After ignoring Doris yet again, ready to take on the Mountain for the first time, Rich at the helm with gay abondon, ignoring the acrid smell of burning rubber and hot brakes, Kev was strangely quiet in the back. as we edged our way towards Chamoinix for the promised night in a hotel room with its own bathroom!

... for a while, I was to hear later that day. Anyway, while it was beautiful in its way, all I could think about was the long walk I would have to take later that morning, home from our butcher, with a turkey of undetermined size in my arms... After I brought the boys to school and made sure the painters would take care of the kitchen before I began cooking in earnest, I sent a text message to my American friend Aubrey to request her company to fetch my bird. I peeled ...

so the rest of the week i just kind of caught up on sleep since i was so jetlagged. i went to work ev**y day for a couple of hours and just kind of learned the ropes. the thing with the place i'm working is that it's an NGO, which means their salaries are paid through grants. th**e are only three women who work th**e and they don't get enough money to work full time so they only work about 20 hours a week and the three of them have oth** jobs to ...

... castle. Ricca's ground mom was very nice to us. We had coffee and chocolate. We looked at pictures and had a small tour of the caste. It's quite impressive. The rooms are very well-decorated. About 6pm we went to San Secondo to shop. Ricca lost his cell phone and left us. Mom bought a bag in Benetton. They wanted to use the toilet ...

... went to bed and Sally and I just took showers. Lorenzo
and I started the day by arguing how he had an English guide or Turin
and I gave him no guides in Hong Kong and China. I told him that
he's our tour guide and he said no. So the whole day we were
walking with the guide from the tourism board, which is very nicely
designed! It ...

... place with new people, and I'm sure that Andreas is also looking forward to seeing some familiar faces. As I mentioned earlier, I am a little sad to leave the Cortese family. At least I don't leave empty handed, I take with me many beautiful memories, the desire to return very soon, the promise of Valeria to visit us at home in Australia, a new leather jacket and a damaged ****. Being my last journal entry from Italy, I should ...

... wonderful as well. Would Irina Sluyskaya be able to win her title back from Julia Sebestyen? Slutskaya came out in a fantastic black trouser outfit, shunning the usual little skating dress. She skated brilliantly and was leading the competition. Unfortunately both the Italian girls skated badly. Although Carolina Kostner would have a chance to redeem herself in the World Championships in March. The poor girl was mobbed though when she went out to get a drink. All the young boys ...