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| The market is very pretty. |
Torino
Staying three nights in one place is a real pleasure, you get to know the place a little, develop a few habits and make a few friends.
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We enjoy breakfast by the Po from this beautiful balcony
at La Darcena. |
The huge patio overlooking the river Po is a mainstay, we gather there every evening to catch up on the day and relax.
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You can buy cars that burn three types of fuel.
Try that in Montreal. |
The City Tour bus circuits A and B really helps me understand the lay of the city as well as a few facts; just enough to get me started in Wikipedia. I feel it is worth taking the City Tours for 20 euro you see the main sites in three hours and get unlimited step-on step-off priviledges for two days. This isn't as great as I thought since the bus only runs every 90 minutes if you miss one, it is hard to fill the gap and the last bus is at 4 p.m. making it useless for a ride home.
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| Ultra modern improvements sometimes just look strange. |
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| The bridges are beautiful. |
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| Some buildings are extra beautiful. |
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| Punchy Italian advertising everywhere. |
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| The Mole looks out of place. |
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| The only 30 minute downpour. |
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| The train bridges are blue. |
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| Roman ruins in great condition. |
The most startling facts are that the Mole doesn't look 167 m tall, just big.
The old Fiat factory has a racetrack on the roof of the fifth floor (used in a James Bond movie) has been converted to a hotel. The 2006 Olympics left large "modern" structures that don't make much sense to me.
The Savoys built arch covered sidewalks everywhere to connect their houses, which makes for very comfortable walks protected from the sun and the rain.
I love Torino. Still, it feels like a factory town trying to put on a sophisticated face. It almost succeeds with pleasant people everywhere.
