Best laid plans....
Trip Start
Mar 24, 2010
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Trip End
Jun 21, 2010
Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy
Sunday, March 28, 2010
in general, the weather here is about the same as STL - warm on a sunny day and cool when the sun goes down.
thursday the weather was bad (cold & rainy) and i was a bit jet lagged, so we spend most of the day indoors.
friday was a beautiful sunny day. we went into Torino central. we walked through the city center and along the river Po. i think Torino was the first capital of unified Italy and there are several castles, museums and of course, churches. just an overview of the city since we will return. alas, we did not take a camera, so no photos =(
saturday, we planned to drive up into the mountains, but the weather turned bad. as we got closer, it started raining with high winds. so we turned around and went to Sacra di San Michele - an old church on top of a hill with amazing views!
it was nearly dark so we went to get hot chocolate. but, this is nothing like american hot chocolate. it was so thick you had to eat it with a spoon! delicious and probably LOADED with calories. the menu had about 10 pages of different hot and cold chocolate drinks (using that term loosely)! torino is famous for chocolate...dangerous for us ladies =)
back to the apartment and i could smell food as we walked down the hall. i started thinking 'WOW! that smells really good - i am sorta hungry'...opened the door...SURPRISE !!!!! 12 of his friends were here with dinner and drinks ready!!!!! we ate salami, prosceutto, insalada, riso, arrosta (pork roast), potato and finished with tiramasu and salami di chocolate (like fudge with nuts rolled into a salami shape). we played a card game called solo (a lot like uno) and the party lasted late into the night...
today, cleaned up the apartment, did some laundry and will pack later tonight. because tomorrow...Giuseppe is taking me to...VENICE for my birthday !!!!! i have never spent a birthday outside the US nor ever been to Venice. two nights there and then onto the lake region for another few days.
he goes back to work next monday, so i will have to find a way to fill my time - HA! i am sure i will be busy studying italian, walking around and trying to remember to take the damn camera with me.
sorry there are no pics...you will just have to trust me when i say it is 'fantastico' !!!!
Comments
I am so happy you are having a wonderful time! I am excited that you are going to Venice, please please take some pictures for us! I keep thinking...at this time, LaSondra is in Italy doing (fill in the blank)....most of the time the fill in is sleeping cuz its night time here and I know its the middle of the night or very early morning there. I'll have to try to think of you more during the day. We'll Skype after you get back from Venice hopefully, have a wonderful week!
I, too, am so happy you are having a fantastico time! How fun to go to Venice for your big b-day. I agree with Erin, take some photos in Venice, please, please, please!!! I will e-mail you all an update on our move to the rental house. It's going to be last minute, as I expected. Love you and have a blast. Muah!
I agree, let's Skype when you get back from Venice...
Wow, wow, that is all I can say, keep those blogs a comin.......Have a wonderful birthday and enough fun for all of us dull people at home!
What?? No pictures! Have a heart! We are stuck in Stl and need to live vicariously through you. Your birthday in Venice-AMAZING! Have a great time, I can't wait to see (hint hint) where land next.
Oh girl , you know how to make an old lady jealous! So glad you are having fun and enjoying yourself. Don't worry about the calories, there are lots of things you can do to work off the calories (if you catch my drift). Have fun and lots of romance, make it a gift to yourself. Keep us posted.
Have a fantastic time. worry about calories later. looking forward to more.
Hi You sound like you are having a ball and i am so happy for you but also jealous. Have you cked out the SHOES yet? love you