January 25, 2010

So this weekend, we did not get a chance to go to the Matterhorn because it was way too cold, but we found a lot of interesting things to do in the city itself. First we went on a chocolate tour in which we were able to sample some chocolate cake and truffles from a couple of really famous places. The tour was a lot of fun but unfortunately we had to walk from store to store in about 10 degree weather and the stores were not close at all. I would say that we walked about 4 miles total on Saturday. On Sunday we went to the Egyptian museum that Torino is famous for. The museum itself is the second biggest in the world next to the one in Cairo. The museum was interesting, but their was mostly pottery and books which get old pretty quickly. They had some mummies on exhibit though which were really interesting. Apparently, the reason why their is a Egyptian museum in Italy is because during the Napoleonic era a high ranking official who was served as the French ambassador to Egypt started an extensive collection and had the items shipped to a home that he had built in Italy.

We have bought our tickets to a number of places.
Next weekend i'm driving with a European friend to the French Riviera.

I'll keep you guys updated. Here are some of the pictures from this weekend