A day in Turin
During our stay in Milan in January, we had taken a day trip to Turin. We found Turin a lot more vibrant and wondered why we hadn’t planned our trip the other way around (stay in Turin with a day trip to Milan). Some pictures:
We emerged from the Torino Porto Nuova railway station on to Via Roma - a road lined with glitzy fashion brand showrooms and hotels.
Around here, we came across a mall building that was either abandoned or under renovation.
Turin is full of historical buildings, palaces and cathedrals. During our walk through the city we must’ve walked past several of them but I still remember Palazzo Carignano because of it’s beautiful façade. It’s a façade that I’d struggle to draw on a piece of paper. I find it quite a feat that someone not only imagined it but brought it to life in three dimensions. The building now houses the Museum of the Risorgimento.
Another prominent and long street (road?) in Turin is the Via Po. I had to cross it twice to get this shot:
From Via Po we wandered off to Mole Antonelliana - a tall building that kept reminding me of Buddhist Pagodas of Indonesia. It houses the National Museum of Cinema. Once we were inside, it became evident to us that it would take us an entire day to see the museum alone. But since we had just a couple of hours to spare, we brought the tickets to the viewing gallery on the top floor. An elevator took us there after some 30 minutes of waiting in a queue for a view of Turin in the golden dusk sunlight that was every bit worth the wait.
We got back to Via Po and turned around to get back to the station with some minor detours to get the last photos in the fast fading light:
