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| Alison repping GMU! |
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| Meg and Blanca! |
Up and ready somewhat early because we’re going to Turin
today! I was able to get cheap tickets for first class (cheaper than 2nd
class regular) because I bought the tickets so far in advance, so we all got a
little spoiled today! We deserve it,
haha! One of the things I love about
first class is that we get free drinks….well, I should say the drinks are
included in the price. The other is that we are able to get free wifi. I took a picture of each of the students
holding our GMU pennant and sent a couple to CGE (Global Ed).
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| Judy and Jordynn (who doesn't go to GMU!) |
We arrived in Turin and I bought the metro tickets for us to
get to the dorms and off we went!
Everyone got settled into their rooms and then people went to get
lunch. I went to Eataly with Meg. For those who have never been to one, they
are amazing and awesome! There is one in
NYC…haven’t been there yet. Imagine a
fancy, upscale grocery store (Wegmans) and there are restaurants inside the
store where you can eat in a casual manner. Then, imagine the food is fresh and
basically straight from the cow/garden/etc.
Then, imagine the taste explosion in your mouth as you eat it with a
little olive oil or balsamic if needed.
Divine!
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| very old shadow projector |
Last year, I had the salami and cheese platter. It was so good, I convinced Meg she should
try it this year. She liked it! Pair it with fresh honey, apple compote, and
freshly baked bread? Why leave to go
anywhere else? However, we had to leave
eventually because we had a tour or two to attend. After a very crowded, 20 minute bus ride, I
guessed correctly and we got off the bus!
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| optical illusions |
The four fashionistas left for their tour and I took the
rest of us (16) to the Cinema Museum.
The Cinema Museum was renovated and reorganized a little bit and I loved
the changes!! They weren’t dramatic, but
they installed touch-screens for information in both English and Italian, they
rearranged some of the exhibits, and they added a few small things. The result was a terrific visit! I chose not to go to the top this year,
simply because it was cloudy. I was
hoping it wouldn’t rain (again) and that we might be able to see the Alps, but
alas, it was cloudy. For the record, I prefer the rain and clouds to the heat
and humidity.
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| fanstamagoria |
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| poster from Bitter Rice a neorealism film |
After that, everyone split up and went their separate ways.
I wanted to buy them the scrumptious coffee, the Bicirin, but it was not in the
cards this trip. Valerie and I wound up
walking back to the metro together and had a nice chat. She might come to Florence next spring, which
would be excellent!
I got back a little after Meg did and off to Eataly we went
for dinner! We settled on beef for
dinner. She had a monstrously large
hamburger which was more tartare than cooked, but she enjoyed it. I had steak tartare, which was pretty good,
especially once I added their fancy rock salt, a little olive oil and a touch
of balsamic!
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| clothes from the Gangs of New York movie |
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| headpieces |
While we were eating, Meg told me about the Fashion tour
they did with Sara. She is my go-to for
Turin tours and she was thrilled to finally be able to do a fashion-related
tour! They went to the Palazza Madama in
central Turin. It used to be a residence
and is now a museum. Apparently, there
were exhibits of the centuries of fashion in and around Europe, focusing on
Spanish and French influence (since they invaded and owned Italy for some
points in history) and then how Italy has become its own fashion capital in its
own rights.
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| meep meep! |
We came back to the dorms and called it a night. Then I realized I hadn’t told everyone when
to be in the lobby in the morning, so I put up a note and then called every
room and posted something on Facebook.
Once that was accomplished, time for bed :o)
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