Torino, Italy - July 27th

Once again we were forced to wake early. After breakfast, we checked out of the room and went to meet our tour guide for Torino. Unfortunately the day of our walking tour it rained, so cold and wet, we walked to the center of town. Our guide took us through the town showing us it's history from its founding during the Roman period, then gothic influences from the medieval times, and finally to modern additions. We walked through the square where "Deep Red" had taken place and had another bicella. Afterwards, we went to the palace which is built on top of Roman ruins and has a medieval castle attached. Inside, we watched an interesting video which took us through the different eras and showed the growth of the city. Back outside, she led us through a courtyard to a church which holds the "Shroud of Turin". This is supposedly the garment which Jesus was wrapped in after being taken down from the cross. We couldn't see the actual cloth because it is very delicate. The tour was about to come to an end, but our guide wanted to show us a quick peek at what a Gothic style church looked like. When we were done seeing that, she took us to a restaurant called "Soup and Go" which had delicious soups and salads. With the tour over, we were free to leave at any time. A lot of students headed right back to Milan, but I took my time and went through some shops on the way back to the train station.

Back in Milan, some students wanted to go out and convinced me to come along. We went back to the bars at Corso Como and after a while there, headed to the club. There were way too many dudes at the club and were trying to dance with the 4 girls I had brought. Since they did not want to dance with the guys, I spent most of the night intercepting them and rotating between all the girls. On the taxi ride home, the driver told me how tired he was of the high prices for the relatively low standard of living.