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My wife and I are on a long trip to Italy. I thought I would share some pics from time to time, if anyone is interested.

We flew into Nice, France, and then took a train to visit my aunt and uncle who live an hour away in France.

pic from the train window looking at the Mediterranean 

 

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Place de la Liberte in Toulon. A statue in a plaza that we happen to walk by.

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We are currently  in Torino (Turin), but nothing pic worthy yet.

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So far, we've done a food tour in Torino (Turin), chocolate tour in Torino, and a wine tour in Barbaresco and Barolo (outside town of Alba)

Food tour was cool. The flea market/farmers market/meat market/modern food court is huge and awesome. Giant red peppers for 1 Euro ($1.11) per kilo. Fresh porcini mushrooms. on and on. The food regular people here eat is so fresh. In fact, veal tartar is a favorite dish in Torino.

 

Chocolate tour was very good. There are all these different chocolate shops, some like a restaurant, that feature their own creation. I should have taken better notes but was too busy eating. My wife finally said towards the end "No more chocolate!" Luckily, the last stop was gelato.

Wine tour was good. A sommelier/wine tour guide dude drove us around and educated us on the nuances of the local wine. Area was quite scenic, but desolate aside from vineyards.

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So far, we've done a food tour in Torino (Turin), chocolate tour in Torino, and a wine tour in Barbaresco and Barolo (outside town of Alba)
Food tour was cool. The flea market/farmers market/meat market/modern food court is huge and awesome. Giant red peppers for 1 Euro ($1.11) per kilo. Fresh porcini mushrooms. on and on. The food regular people here eat is so fresh. In fact, veal tartar is a favorite dish in Torino.
 
Chocolate tour was very good. There are all these different chocolate shops, some like a restaurant, that feature their own creation. I should have taken better notes but was too busy eating. My wife finally said towards the end "No more chocolate!" Luckily, the last stop was gelato.
Wine tour was good. A sommelier/wine tour guide dude drove us around and educated us on the nuances of the local wine. Area was quite scenic, but desolate aside from vineyards.
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Bring back Cuban cigars


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On 9/24/2019 at 9:19 PM, JRod 8G8H said:

Wow..These are great pics..  Thank you for sharing. My family is from Palermo... Going next year!! Enjoy

Palermo was a bit "gritty". Reminded me of Williamsburg (Brooklyn) 20+ years ago. Cheapest place to stay and eat in Italy, as far as I know. Lot's of good food. Some local specialties I liked, like cannollo and arancini, some not so much, like fennel in pasta. If you have time, visit some of the smaller cities in Sicily. Much prettier!

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