Monday, April 27, 2015

Spring Flowers 2015 Daisy

Among the flowers displayed in piazza Castello, there are also some daisies, their simple, delicate white petals never failed to impress me....






Saturday, April 25, 2015

Spring Flowers 2015 Daffodils

To welcome the arrival of Spring ( and tourists ), some big wooden containers are placed in piazza Castello with several type of spring flowers planted in it, these yellow daffodils are just one of them.







Thursday, April 23, 2015

Spring Flowers 2015 White

These big trees full of white flowers at via Perrone is an eye catching sight, they can be seen while crossing via Garibaldi, so full, so bright and so lovely....











Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Spring Flower 2015 Pink

Is Spring! Early spring flowers are blossom.....






These tiny pink flowers are a welcome in Spring!


Saturday, April 18, 2015

Nice Couple in Piazza

Easter Monday we had a nice, sunny day, people were out for a walk in the street and many chose to eat in the restaurant.

In piazza Corpus Domini, a nice couple walking around looking through the menu displayed outside restaurants, searching for a suitable one to settle down for lunch.


It is delightful to see such a couple be able to walk around hooking arms without being looked at in a different way and not having to be afraid of not getting service from restaurant just because they are not a 'traditional' couple.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Violinist Under The Arcade

This violinist often performs under the arcade in via Roma, she is tidy, pleasant to look at and she plays the violin skillfully, she makes walking under arcade almost like a bride walking down the aisle....



Thursday, April 9, 2015

Wet Via Roma

It was on a wet, rainy day, via Roma was blocked from traffic, the water was free to flow through the street without getting disturbed by running cars. 



The result was as if a stream was running through via Roma, creating a great reflection on the ground.


Tuesday, April 7, 2015

In The Metro Tunnel

Torino has a rather 'young' underground metro system, the train is small, luckily it is seldom packed, so it is often enjoyable to take a ride.



I especially enjoy sitting right in the front and looking through the front glass panel, looking at the track and the tunnel as the train speeds through....




Friday, April 3, 2015

No Lega For Torino

The anti-Euro, homophobia and often racist political group 'Lega' leads by the opportunistic Savini was in Torino together with the extremely racist 'Casa Pound' for a rally. 
The rally was then clashed with the antagonists, who were parading against the rally.



Then the police force clashed with the parade and the result was....


Wednesday, April 1, 2015

My Camera Shy Self Portrait

CDP April theme is ' My Camera Shy Self Portrait'.
I am normally not camera shy, but occasionally I just refused to have my face shown....



This photo was taken by the river side of Po, glad I have this huge hook to hide my face.

To view the other entries for the theme day, please click HERE.