Rediscovering Torino and napping

Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 and 5 September, 2018

A good night’s sleep and the next day a slow morning. There’s something nice about going somewhere for longer than the usual week or two. There’s no need to rush to do anything. There’s plenty of time if you don’t get too lazy and this time I actually plan to be quite lazy and have some days of rest. Today seemed like a good day to do this. However, I do have to eat and eating is something that’s central to my life and travel. So…off to the market – briefly.

I now like the farmers’ market far more than the bigger market in the square. We mostly looked around to see what was being sold. Italians like to sell only what they produce themselves and this means everything is seasonal. At the beginning of September, the food looks a bit different than last year’s mid-September arrival. I bought a lettuce and some tomatoes.

The Farmers' Market at Porta Palazzo
The Farmers’ Market at Porta Palazzo

In the Mercato Orologio, we bought a pizzetta. Then we wandered a bit.

The big market at Porta Palazzo
The big market at Porta Palazzo. I thought it would be fun to contrast this to last week’s photo of a pepper seller in Ridley Road
Wandering through the Galleria. It's been cleaned up and there are some outlets now
Wandering through the Galleria. It’s been cleaned up and there are some outlets now
We were amused AND horrified to see 'Burger Store' in the Piazza Reppublica
We were amused AND horrified to see ‘Burger Store’ in the Piazza Repubblica
We ordered an insalatina di polpo to go (osporto) and watched the pizza making skills in Rondini
We ordered an insalatina di polpo to go (osporto) and watched the pizza making skills in Rondini

Definitely time for a nap! It was just like the hot summer in London. Afternoon sleeps were normal and pleasant. We talked about going out for dinner but in the end we ran to the Carrefour, went to fill some bottles at the fountain and dined on package ravioli! A television night.

A lazy dinner
A lazy dinner

Another good night’s sleep. Wednesday was about getting more organised and doing some shopping for essentials.

A hazy start to my morning
A hazy start to my morning

During the morning the mundane tasks and then off again to the markets.

Choose what you want! A market seller motionsChoose what you want! A market seller motions in the farmers’ market

We found bread and sausage in the Orologio Market
We found bread and sausage in the Orologio Market
And we got some fruit in the main market
And we got some fruit in the main market
Back at 'home. We'll be changing the furniture around soon!
Back at ‘home.’ We’ll be changing the furniture around soon!

A meal from home, teamed with the market bread

A meal from home, teamed with the market bread

Aurora, the Lidl neighbourhood
Aurora, the Lidl neighbourhood

Lidl is just across the pedestrian bridge. The neighbourhood is typical of Torino. We walked slowly over in the heat, glad that we had brought the cart. The Lidl shopping experience was better than anticipated. We filled a shopping cart for 27 Euros. Job well done!

Eye of Turin balloon over the Dora
Eye of Turin balloon over the Dora
A view from the bridge
A view from the bridge
Turtles sunbathing in the river Dora
Turtles sunbathing in the river Dora

Our friend, il balonOur friend, The Torino Eye, on our way home

A satisying fridge
A satisying fridge

And when we got home, we added our haul to the various rooms and admired our fridge. We needed to do this and now it was time to rest.

A probably too complicated meal.
A probably too complicated meal. Spicy sausage, tagliatelle, fagiolini, and some salad with beans

One Reply to “Rediscovering Torino and napping”

  1. In one of the photos I see “Nuova Casa Del Cellophan” – is that as straightforward a translation as I think it is?

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