Tag: Italia
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Big Treehouses and Big Churches
A few months ago, a photo made its rounds through the interwebs of an urban treehouse in Italy. As it turns out, that building is only a 20 minute walk from where I live in Torino. If you haven’t seen the photo before, the apartment complex is called 25 Verde. It was designed to contrast the…
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Easter Travels…part due (two)
As mentioned in the last post, I spent the first half of my Easter break with some friends in Munich. I flew back to Italy so I could meet up with my parents who came to visit me for a few days. My flight actually flew into Milan which is only a regional train ride away…
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Sacra di San Michele
Just a short train ride from Torino is Sacra di San Michele (or Saint Michael’s Abbey). Overlooking the Susa Valley, this is an 11th century abbey built on the peak of Mount Pirchiriano. There is technically a road leading all the way up, but we decided to trust Jeremy when he said it would be an “easy”…
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I forgot a few…
I completely forgot that I had taken some photos on my cellphone. The following photos were also from around Torino. Most were taken in the first few weeks of my arrival.
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Benvenuti in Italia!
If you don’t already know, I’m spending this semester (Spring 2015) studying abroad in Torino (in the Piemonte region of Northwest Italy). I began college knowing that I wanted to look into studying abroad at some point. It’s too great an opportunity to pass up. I ended up applying for Politecnico di Torino and began…