Sunday, February 24, 2013

Out and About in Torino

BJ and I visited Il Boro Medievale Sul Po here in Torino a few days ago.  The castle was built in 1880 by the Savoy family as a replica of castles in The Middle Ages.


This photo was taken outside of the entrance to the castle's village.


BJ inside the castle's village.



The castle itself from inside the village.








This is the entry way into the castle.


The castle had its own private worship room.


The king's dining room.



We also toured around Torino a little bit more this week, so here are some pictures of our discoveries.


We found a restaurant called the Texas Ranger, so of course we had to get a picture!  We stopped in a few days later and found out they give a student discount and can get a burger for 2,50 euros! We will probably be checking that place out to eat sometime in the near future.


BJ took an amazing photo of Mole Antonelliana one day on our way to the grocery store, so I had to share that. 


We also passed some dorms for the University of Turin.  They had some pretty interesting art work on them.


This is BJ at the entry way to a bridge that cross the Po River.  They really have statues everywhere here.


A picture of the Po River from a park near our dorms.


Me with near a pretty stream in the park.



The is Castello del Valentino which actually houses the architecture faculty for Politecino di Torino, the school I am currently attending.


BJ took this picture of a beautiful church on Saturday when we were on our way to the market with some friends we made from Estonia.  The three people climbing the stairs to see if it was open are actually myself and the two Estonians. 


This photo is the entrance to the clothing section of the market.  The picture does not do justice to the magnitude of this market.  There was a huge section of fresh fruits, meats, and breads.  A whole other section devoted to shoes, another to purses, and others with antiques, bikes and flowers.


This morning we woke up to a beautiful snow so we headed across town to take this picture.  The statue is at one of the major round-a-bouts here in Torino.  It was a truly beautiful morning here.


This is the medieval structure of the Castello in Piazza Castello with snow covering the trees nearby.  The royal residence is very close by, and we plan on visiting that soon.

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