Turin, Italy

      Alright, well this blog post starts on Friday. I had a test and a presentation in class. Update: both went as well as possible. I bribed the class to like my presentation with chocolate cookies so of course it was good. What was exciting though was the fact that a girl in my class (Fang Fang) invited me to her apartment after class. She cooked traditional Chinese for me--it was delicious! The coolest part was though just talking to her. She's around my age but she's spent years traveling. She's been all over northern Europe, Tibet, and Cambodia and her plan for after she's done with France is to visit Southern America (like Chile, Brazil, etc.). The craziest thing? Most people say things like that but this girl will do these things. Also awesome? She literally hitch-hikes her way around. She's cool. 
     Well, after dinner with Fang Fang, I went out and met up with Alex the Scot, Malcom the Hipster, and my house mates to just chill at the local Bar de la Boule. I tried a Gin&Tonic and felt so grown up (even though I dumped much more soda into the drink than there is suppose to be so really the drink was mostly lime flavored soda...oh well!). I ended up getting home around 12am and into bed around 1am only to wake up at 5am to head off to Turin, Italy! All the below photos are of my adventure that I had today in Turin:) Ready?

      So, you see those mountains? Yeah, those surround Turin. Pretty gorgeous! The first few hours that I was there I spent it exploring the massive outdoor market they have. It was awesome because the food section was huge. The above left picture is of me at a water fountain! I know it's silly, but these fountains are adorable. The photo directly to the left is...oh, I forget...but probably a government bulding. 

      Alright, so the photo to the right here is of a gate that protects an art gallery. I took this photo (besides the obvious fact that it's pretty) because it reminds me of Versailles--because of the style and color. So, after the market, I walked around for a few hours and tried to see everything. One of the coolest things I got to see was an old bridge from Roman times. Sadly though, not much of the bridge was surviving. Alright, so, what was the highlight of Turin? I got to eat Italian food: pizza, cannoli, gelato and pastries! So yummy but man I feel unhealthy now. And even more so because we got stuck in a traffic jam on the way back for an hour and I got stressed and ate--and for those of you who know me, when I stress it? It's a frightening and unhealthy act. Anyway, I just got back from Italy now and it's 10pm and since I didn't much sleep last night, it's time to chill and then sleep! I'm sure I'm forgetting something but oh well. Bonne nuit a tous!