Torino, Milan cont'd -- August 10th

The next day, we did a little sleep-in, and then did some sightseeing in the centre of Torino, while Giacomo ran some errands. We had our lunch of gnocchi al ragout, for lunch. Then, we had our first gelato in Italy -- it was delicious! No gelato in Italy has disappointed me yet!! We walked around the centre, around the plaza, and near the river. Then, we walked back to the main square and wanted to check out the palace, but of course the palace gardens were closed for renovations. We randomly walked into Giacomo again in the square, and we went for some Italian coffee at the oldest Cafe in Turin. Not long after, Martino bought us the best gelato Ive ever had in my life. It was pistacchio flavour and nut flavour. SOOO good. *drool

We did some more sightseeing by car, up the hill to a church, and then had a drink by the riverside. We also checked out this big park near the university, where there was a medieval castle. Eventually, we made it up to Giacomo's mother's house for dinner. We probably spent about 3-4 hours having dinner. Italian dinners usually consist of: an appetizer, a first course of pasta, a second course of meat, then some salad or some other small dish, then some dessert, then coffee, and finally a hard liquor to wash it all down. They also have cigarettes in between to take breaks. Our particular dinner consisted of some bread with salami and mozerella cheese, then some pasta with vegetables, then some sort of meat loaf, then some salad and fruit, then some bonnet (flan-like dessert), then a coffee. Ionly skipped out on the cigarettes and hard liquor. Nonetheless, I have never been so full in my life! I was still full the next day...

August 11th
Despite sleeping in until 11am, and not going out for lunch until 1pm, I was still full from the previous night's dinner. We still went to have a huge lunch. Again, typical italian, with some bread and salami to start, then some pasta, then some sausages, a salad and green beans, then some coffee to wash it all down. So good, but sooo full!

Then we just chilled at Giacomo's mother's place for awhile, to use the internet and play with her cat. I was so OUT during the ride. Major itis...

Later, we drove up to the football memorial, where the Torino FC team crashed in the hill where the church was. Apparently, it was the best football team Torino has ever had. The people of Turin are very proud of their football team. At this church, some filipinos started talking to me because they thought I was flip. Ouch... lol

Then, we got a ride to the station and hopped on the train to Milano. It was about 1.5hr train ride. Not too bad. I think I was passed out anyway =P

Milano -- August 12th
The previous night, we were too tired from finding the hostel the previous night, to go sightseeing. So the next morning, we checked out and went to check out the centre. We went straight to the Duomo, which is the biggest attraction. It is a huge church, and its absolutely stunning. We walked around a bit, but I wasnt too impressed by Milan.

to be continued...
It's already 11.30pm in Madrid, and the computer lab shuts down, so I will have to continue later. However, much of Italy was mostly touristy touring... next time, I need to go visit with locals...