We have been in Torino for nearly a week. For days we wandered the city, popping into museums, parks and restaurants. Our pace was languid and a little restless. The city is very empty now, as it is the August holiday season. All the Italians are gone from the big cities, seeking respite in the […]
We arrived in Turin (yes, that is Torino in Italian) at dusk on a Friday evening. We came by train, taking elevators up from our platform into a shiny, seemingly new station. We later learned that our point of entry, Porta Susa, is a train station built in 2013, new indeed! Taking a short and […]
While we have been sharing the very rosy side of our trip, there is one slice of our travel pie that has gone unmentioned. It has cost us many, many hours of stress, planning and worrying. In order to move to Italy for more than 90 days, a visa is required. I know that sounds […]