Torino - the Llieda of Our Honeymoon

We had two choices on our route to the South of France - one through Provance south of Lyon, and one through the French Alps, into Italy, and along the Mediterranean. The latter was roughly along the route of Le Tour, so it was the natural choice. We are very happy with the decision.

Before we left Geneva, we purchased a micro-SD card and a map of Europe so that Geraldine could expand her map knowledge (Geraldine is the french woman inside our GPS). Nicole and I love her - we haven't bickered at each other's driving since Geraldine joined us! We also haven't gotten too lost; and when we have, we just blame Geraldine! She's really brought us together.

After an incredible number of lofty tolls on the highway, we finally arrived in Torino. True, Geraldine said we would arrive a bit earlier than we actually did. But it was a small price to pay for navigating very small streets with very long names and no street signs.

Bonnard Serra! We checked into our hotel located just off the main plaza. We quickly showered and were off to find a pizzeria still serving dinner at 10PM. Nicole told me pizza in Italy, even Northern Italy, would be the best pizza I ever had. She was right! Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, onions, sausage... The crust was crispy and chewy. My only complaint is that we should have ordered two.

We haven't been able to sleep without a digestive or three, so we stopped in the plaza for another round. The cafe had all of the varietals that we see at Viansa, VJB, and Jacuzzi and we had fun rediscovering the Italian wines.

Straight to bed, and out of the door early the next morning - Torino was our stopover on the way to the Cote d'Azur. Ciao for now!

2010-07-13 - Le Tour Stage 9 & Turino

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Location:Torino, Italy