On Vacation

All roads are leading other places this month as we are On Vacation but will be back so stay tuned!!!

Mile Long Pizza

This is a meter long pizza. Ok it's not a mile but as you can see a meter is long enough. This pizza is a speciality of the Spaccanapoli Pizzeria in Torino. You are allowed up to 3 different flavors i.e. vegetarian, ham, or napoli etc. I was thinking that I wish I could have seen the oven that cooks these bad boys.

Crazy Italian Commercials 3

This Geox ad might just be my favorite Italian commercial yet!

Al Fresco

Food just tastes better when you are eating it outside in the summer.

Mid-Summer Windows

The mid-summer Hermes windows are quite different this week. The backdrops are made of hand cut felt. It has a India/Southwestern print pattern and feel. It makes such a strange and unique window that it catches your eye and you have to stop and take a look. It worked on me....
SIDE NOTE: I tried the cake recipe from La Bonne Femme's blog and here is my first attempt. Yummy!!
http://labonnefemme1.blogspot.com/

This Bus is in the Wrong City

Hay buddy, your way off course! London is 2 countries north and the across English Channel. I don't believe the #933 stops in Torino.

Crazy Italian Commercials 2

This commercial has a famous Italian show girl going to a special event and the limo breaks down and so she hitches a ride with a guy on a Pato Lambretta Vespa. At the end her date says "Valeria Why?" and she says, "Because he had a Pato!".

Where Am I?

What do Italians do on a Friday night? Line dancing of course! There was a BBQ and beer festival with line dancing in a nearby town. We went along to take a peek and it being the 4th of July and all I was asking myself, "Where am I?".

Surprise Layers

I'm not even joking but Italian men wear the craziest underwear, not to mention the speedos....

Summer Rain

Summer rain is the craziest! It rained here so hard yesterday that the water came in threw our windows.

What's Out My Window?

Today's picture of "What's out my window?" The evening sunset with the Alps just peeking out in the background.

Candlelight Vigil

When word of MJ's death reached Italy, the news did not go unnoticed. A small candlelight vigil was held by some fans and some of the Islamic community who live here in Torino. Michael Jackson converted to Islam in 2007.

It's (Mad) Tea Party Time!

No room! No room!

I am in love with the art set of this version of the tea party...take a peek

Thank You to A Fanciful Twist for the invitation to be mad....

San Lorenzo Dome

I can see this church with it's amazing dome from my house but I have never been inside. So last weekend when we just happened to be walking we decided to take a peek. I have heard of it's greatness but I just wasn't ready for the grander of seeing it in person and the feeling of being so small.

Summer Italian Wedding

Congratulations Chiarra and Filippo! Just one or two photos from my camera.

Another Holiday, This Time With Fire!

This is how Torino celebrates the holiday of it's patron saint, San Giovanni.

They burn stuff.

Yes, Last night was the kick off to St. John's Day which here in Italy means that they build a giant fire in the center of Piazza Castello. I learned that the superstition goes, if the pole in the center fall towards the people, its good luck, if it falls towards the castle, it's a year of bad luck. Conveniently it fell towards us. Today everybody has the day off and tonight there will be fireworks! Here is the before and after of the bon fire:

I Almost Broke My Neck Trying To Read This Sign

The thing about Italian is that some of the words are extremely long. This sign says "postetelecomunioazioni" and it must have taken the sign maker ages to make.

Other intresting finds on the walk to the post office...

Street Fashion Torino #2

This group was found walking in Piazza San Carlo. I wanted to show you this photo mostly for the guy in the middle. This guy has a typical Italian style. Purple suede driving slip-ons, lavender button up shirt, and only because it's June, shorts, otherwise he would be wearing purple pants too. Notice he also has a man bag. Most men do here.

I'm With Him

Because Pier's father is a predominate business man in Torino, he and his family were invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Subalpino Club, which is a club made up of important movers and shakers of Italy. The club held a fancy dinner at Palazzo Reale (the royal palace). We ate in the 400 year old ballroom which is immaculately decorated with frescoes, chandeliers, statues, and glittering gold brushed ceilings. We sat next to the CEO of the Juventus soccer club! When we arrived a paparazzo snapped our pictures and then there was a doorman checking off our invites and all I had to do was point at Pier's dad and say "I'm with him."

I'll tell you this, nobody was taking pictures, like they had all dined there a hundred times before But I managed to sneak in a few.

I Got My First Pair of Geox!

This is exciting news people! My Mother-in-Law gave them to me on a whim and I have to say it was a fantastic surprise.

If you don't, yet, know what Geox is I will spread the word. They are a revolutionary brand of shoes started by an Italian man called Mario Moretti Polegato, who was already from a wealthy wine making family. Mario was susposta take over the wine business but he had ideas of his own. He believes, and I have to agree, that feet even when wearing shoes should breathe. And so Mario invented a shoe with a ventilation system for shoes and Geox was born. The name Geox was created from a mixture between the Greek word “geo” (earth, on which we all walk), and “x”, a letter-element symbolizing technology. So not only are they comfortable and breathable but because they are Italian, they are also beautiful!