Walking through the centre of town in Turin was an enlightening experience. It was freezing cold, but there thousands of people. It was a SUNDAY evening! The shops were open, there was a very busy night market and there was plenty of people watching to be done.
This white building was so classy and grandiose, I just had to share it with you. It looks very important with the flags flying.
There is a pedestrian street in Turin that extends for 5 kilometres of shops. It was alive with people. We strolled along for about an hour.
The lights in the shape of human forms had us guessing as to their meaning.
I took a snap of a fantastic light display over the top of the market stalls.
I bought a couple of cute little Pinnochio toys and a wooden game of coits. It was really cool buying directly from the guy who had handcrafted these toys.
The tall characteristic italian buildings took on a different mood at night time.
We stopped and each bought a sorbet to slurp on. I chose a most unusual flavour called: kaki. The fruit is local and it is bright orange in colour. It tasted like a cross between a mango and a persimmon. Delicious.
As we strolled along, this beautiful courtyard opened up in front of us.
I LOVE this photo I took of a contemporary art design in the same frame as the quaint old lamp post.
We wearily made our way back to the car. It seemed miles away.
I was very grateful to S and R for providing us three teachers from France with such a full day of fun. I was quite amazed when S suggested that she make dinner for us. It was very late and the last thing she probably felt like doing, was to make a meal for us.
However, we accepted her invitation and had a wonderful three course meal before she and R delivered us back to our respective home stays.
I felt very sad to say goodbye to S and R because we had forged strong friendships in a very short time.
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