Market Street

When I first arrived in Italy, I was quite surprised to see these markets in the middle of the streets. Scene that had disappeared in Singapore years ago and here in Italy, it is an daily event. 

The market is set up in the morning, and dismantled in the afternoon,  then place is normally used as parking lots. The prices of the foods however are usually higher than in the big market like in Porta Palazzo.

Location : Corso Palestro

Morning People

Morning under the arcade in piazza San Carlo, people start to have their breakfast at the bar before heading to work or whatever business they have to deal with early in the morning.

 Location : Piazza San Carlo

Big Watering Can

A huge watering Can in the Borgo San Paolo, on the side of   the street via Dante Di Nanni in front of the Parish San Bernardino.

Via Dante Di Nanni, is considered a symbol of the area, it is 1 km long starting from the Parish.

Location : Via Dante Di Nanni

In the Middle Of The Field

It looks like a big grass field, perhaps in the outskirt of the town, but it is actually in the middle of a few heavy traffic streets in the center of the Turin.

It is located just after Piazza Statuto, surrounded by Corso Inghriterra, Corso Principe Oddone, via Cibraio, Corso Francia.

It is mainly used by dog owners, I guess, to walk their dogs, just hope that the owners at least pick up their dog's poos and not leaving them to fertilize the field.

Location : Piazza Statuto

Blank Screen

Every summer, most cinema are closed, and in the courtyard of the Royal Palace, a big screen is held up to project movies in the evening for the pubblic to enjoy. However, it is not free, tickets have to be purchased in order to be able to watch the movies.

The screen is place just next to the entrance to the Royal garden, so during the day, passing through the courtyard, going to the garden, there are all the empty seats and a big blank screen on the side of the gate to the garden.

Location : Palazzo Reale

Park Exhibition

There are many murals in Turin, all are beautifully done, but not all of them are located in the center, in fact they are well spreaded all over the city. 

 

It is not easy to be able to see them all, so an exhibition is setup in the Royal garden, displaying the photos and listed the locations of these murals, so we get to know where they are and perhaps next time when we pass by the area, we can stop by and have a closer look at them.

Location : Giardini Reali

Beg

He always kneels down, holding up the paper  with words such as I am hungry written on it.

And he almost always stays in the center of the walkway. It is a sad sight to see, but at the same time, can't help to feel something is off....

Location : Via Roma

Maneuver under The Arcade

By laws, cycling or travelling on any form of PMD ( Personal Mobility Device ) are not all allowed under the arcade.

However, nobody seems to care about the laws, everyday while we walk under the arcade, always have to be careful not to be knocked down by speeding bicycles or PMD. 

Just the other night, while walking under the arcade, there were also a group of middle age women walking towards our direction. Two boys were riding on the sharing PMD coming from behind us, which by laws the PMD is not allowed to carry more than one person. They honked us to give way while they were having fun speeding, regardless of the safety of the other people.


We voiced our concern about they were actually breaking the laws, in return they gave us the middle finger.

Further up along the arcade, they were then stopped by a local police who was there checking on a car by the road side. The boys got down from their PMD, got questioned, but instead of getting registered for their offence, they were let go with just a verbal warning.

So they walked away, pushing their PMD along. Next, just after a few distance, they got up the PMD again together and rode off happily, speeding again.

So, what is the deal of the policeman? Was he not doing his job?


Location : Via Po/ Via Roma

Cats Caffe

There is a cats caffe in the center, near to via Roma. Cats lovers come here to eat and drink and watch the cats wondering around or sleeping, which seems they do a lot, sleeping.

Caught these two cats resting on a table before the caffe opens and they will have to start to work. 
 

 Location : Via Giovanni Amendola


 

Breakfast Under The Arcade

Under the arcades of Turin, there are full of restaurants and bars, during summer, and especially now that the Covid-19 is still 'in the air', most people choose to sit outside, in many cases which means under the arcade to dine. 

Location : Via Po

CDP August Theme City People

August theme is City People,  city people love to dressed up.
Recently found out that more people are dressing up in a more colorful way in the town, often gaining strange stares from others.

The boy was pretty curious to see a 'cow'boy walking in the center's shopping street via Roma....

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Location : Via Roma/ Piazza CLN