Benvenuto a Torino!

So it occurred to me at some point that my faithful readers may have thought me geographically challenged, or really confused -- what with sending out a note that I'm going to Italy, and then logging posts from and about New Orleans...well, may the confusion abate...I have arrived at my destination! Today was my 1st full day in Turin, and Syd and Lily took me around a good chunk of town, pointing out the trattoria worth our time and the statues for which they had learned significance. Oh, and we met with a guy (Signor Tutucci, actually Syd & Lily's landlord, but also an employee at the rental agency) who gave me the keys to our rockin' apartment.

Adesso,(common transitional word I heard only 50-100 times today...) if you'll allow me, I'll take you too(!) on a little tour using my knowledge of Turin & Italy thus far....


Bye, bye Trevor! Well, actually, first, it was 'bye, bye train!' (we missed it by about 20 feet). Later, it was 'bye, bye Trevor' as we embarked separate trains in Rome, I to Turin, and he back to his conference in Naples.



Bellissimo! I have made it to Turin! Here we are, starting our day meeting Signor Tutucci at my new home. That there, above and to the left of Syd's head, is one of our THREE balconies. And that one is off the bathroom!





Now (adesso) I can't show you any more pictures of our home, because Trevor, so so far away, would supposedly die from jealousy. (Partly because he is not yet here -- & partly because we've also been taunting him all day with texts about the wonderful food and drink we've been having.


It's olive oil wrapped in gold! It must be good!











Mmm, mmm, mmm, wouldja look at that bicherin!I bet Lily's gonna have a mustache when she puts her cup down...










Sated for a while, we went a'walkin'. Here's the original wall to the city...



















But already I am lost! Luckily Cesare Agosto is there to point the way.













Oops. He was only pointing out the lingerie shop whose name is a palindrome.




















Cesare Agosto, where are you when I need you !? Or rather, where is my house when I need it?!? (See below; I remembered the banner in Cal colors, but once I turned a few corners, I realized the city had *many* banners in Cal colors...


Adesso...today's Picture Tour is 'to be continued'. i.e. After I finally found my house again, I was ravenous (Ho molto fame!), and once again pictures were forgotten in favor of food. Mmmm, fresh pasta....