Torino- cause hey, why not??

What a week and I apologize profusely to the MILLIONS of people who clearly wait for me to blog with breath that is baited (or better, Sorry Mom…). I was off in Torino on a last minute insurance trip- but since you probably don’t want to hear about Professional Liability for Accountants (and I, frankly, DO NOT want to write about it…) I will talk about Torino the city.

Torino is a beautiful city- and to my chagrin when I got there on Tuesday, not in my Rick Steve’s book. I, in my spare time, walked around and really got a feel for the city that was once the capital of Italy. The cafés there can easily rival Vienna and I had a KILLER pistachio pastry in a place along Via Roma, which is the main drag. Since the museums also close pretty late I also got to see the Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace.

It was the business end of Milan but friendly. For example, being a practicing (when I’m not too tired or lazy) Catholic- I had really wanted to see the copy of the Shroud of Torino, which is arguably the most important relic in Catholicism (The teachings of Cathol- if you get this reference, you win my undying affection. Another point is that the actual shroud is only shown on occasion due to its condition and the obvious need and desire to preserve it). Either way, I randomly stumbled into the correct church and as luck would have it mentioned to the right little old lady that I had wanted to see it but because it was late did not want to disturb anyone. She proceeded to take me on a mini historical tour of the church, culminating in a viewing of the copy of the shroud with full historical and religious explanation.



Anyway, it was an awesome city in the original sense of the word (meaning it gives you awe), with a regal feel befitting the seat of the Savoy dynasty. Go see it! And in the meantime check the youtube highlights!