Last Weekend

Over the weekend my exchange family took me to Northern Italy, just outside of Torino. On Friday, when we first arrived we went to the Torino Car Museum. It housed an amazing collection of European and American cars. After the museum we went to their house in a village near Torino. It was incredible, the house dates back to the 16th century and has frescos on the walls. For dinner Friday night we drove to the nearby town of Acquatherma for pizza. The town gets its named from the hot water that comes down from a volcano. Saturday we took a day trip to Genova. It is an extraordinary city with beautiful sculptures and buildings throughout the whole city. We visited the palace of the last king of Italy which included numerous sculptures, frescoes, and paintings. After the palace we took a tour of a submarine, which was an eyeopening experience to just how cramped the living conditions are on board. For dinner we visited a famous pizzeria called Excaliber which was fully booked for the night by 8:00. The pizza was by far the best I had ever tried and dessert was a true Italian tiramisu. On Sunday we began our journey back to Lyon as we went through the beautiful cities of Nice, Monoco, and Eze. -Matt