Turin to some, Torino to others, great shopping for everyone! must calm down, sorry. not much to say, but we drove to Turin. We went the long way, over the alps, (it snowed in May) and came back the short way, (big long tunnel, under a mountain) nice trip, lots of driving. lots of hills, lots of fun, went with Ted And Kristen, over to stay for a while, nice to have their company on my week off, did lots of things I would not have done otherwise. nice.
Friday, June 23, 2006
The Church with the Turin shroud in it.
Fake it may be, but cool it is also, or at least the shrine with the big lead box it is housed in, it just serves as a reminder to us all of soemthing. Cant remember what, but it was good, nice renaiscence church facade as well, simple, well proportionedm triangle, semi cirlce, Triangle above the door., those scroll things either side of the main roof bit, straight down the line.
The Aquaduct at St Nazare en Royans
On top of the duct. the floor i mesh, you can see the crystal clear water running under your feet. Something about man moving rivers, and living under these huge structures, and there is that wicked Cotman painting, that probably streted me off on these things. Damn his eyes.
The Aquaduct at St Nazare en Royans
The bridge at St Nazare en Royans, nice old aquaduct, the opposite of a viaduct! I have a thing for ducts , just those curves and the shadows and the form... makes me all excited.
Pont au Royans
The 'maison suspendu' at the bacl of Pon au Royans, nice place, small, but pretty. The bridge on the right is where the road is, and the fron of the houses look jut like a normal village, but out the back they are these 7 storey monstrosities. There is a Museum of water just to the left...water of every kind and sort, water from all over the world!
Fete de music - park Hoche
The fete de la music happens all over France, on the 21st June, summer solstice, read about it here. Very cool free concerts put on all over town, in some nice venues. This was the most interesting music zone in grenoble, so obviously the place we spent the least amount of time. Also in a park I did not know existed, always nice to discover a hidded gem. Electronic zone, it was very quiet and thoughtful, like most French people enjoying music.
Fete de music - Park Paul Mistral
The Palais des sports is the stadium in grenoble, where Elton John played, recently, and where Johnny Halliday does his thing (they have good first aid facilities incase his hip goes again). This was the dance zone, which reminded me how hit and miss dance music is, this looked just like a couple of guys in a lorry making thuds with lights, compared with its transcendent best this was pale indeed.
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