Sun Bathing Dog

Remember the two dogs on the balcony at via SanFrancesco d'Assissi?

Here it is again, this time only one of them is on the balcony, lying down enjoying the warmth of the Spring sun.

 

 

Location : Via  SanFrancesco d'Assissi

Chapel of the Holy Shroud

The Chapel of the Holy Shroud (Italian: Cappella della Sacra Sindone) is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic chapel in Turin in northern Italy. Located outside the Turin Cathedral and connected to the Royal Palace of Turin, the chapel was designed by the architect Guarino Guarini and built at the end of the 17th century (1668–1694), during the reign of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy. The chapel was constructed to house the Shroud of Turin (Sindone di Torino), a religious relic believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth.

In 1997, the chapel was severely damaged by a massive fire, the cause of which is still a mystery. Firefighters who arrived on the scene managed to save the shroud allegedly by smashing through its bulletproof glass case. Subsequently, it was closed to the public and took over 21 years, and €30 million in funding to repair and restore the chapel to its original splendour. On September 27, 2018, the chapel reopened to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by the mayor and several government officials.

( Quote from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_of_the_Holy_Shroud )

This was the first time I actually see the Chapel, since I came to Turin a year or so after the fire. I was visiting the Royal palace and walked past it without realising it was the famous Chapel. Glad that I stopped and went in for a look. 

Location : Duomo 

Reopened Dining

Dining is allowed only in the open, so,  many restaurants and bars started to place tables and chairs in every possible area they are allowed to.

People started to rush out to dine, crowds are created inevitably and some restaurants seem to have forgotten the safety distance and the limit of 4 persons per table, their tables are placed a bit too close to each other and some have as many as 8 persons per table.

I don't actually understand the appeal of eating in a crowd...

Location: Piazza 4 Marzo

Pause

In the middle of the busy corso Galileo Ferraris is a pedestrian walk with trees and benches. One stretch of the walk passes right in front of the Mastio Della Cittadella, it was a pentagonal Savoy fortress located along the ancient Turin city walls, located south-west of the historic center.

There is a bench right facing the old fortress, it is quite a nice location to take a pause from walking and take a sit to admire this old structure.

Location : Mastio Della Cittadella

 

 

Sushi By The Road

With the re-opening of the restaurants and bars but limited to serve only takeaway and dining in the open, restaurants and bars make use of any possible open space to setup tables for the diners.

Many take up car parking space and even pedestrian walks, causing some inconveniences for others.

A Japanese sushi restaurant across the street decieded to place their tables under the walk arcade along via Pietro Micca.

Although the tables don't cause much inconviences to the pedestrians, but those poor waiters and waitresses have to cross over the rather busy street in order to take orders and deliver the foods.

Furthermore, eating sushi so close to the traffic dosen't really appeal to me...

Location : Via Pietro Micca

The Totality

 Saw this strange looking installation at the Grosa garden near to the Intesa Sanpaolo skyscraper.

It is the work of Maestro Costas Varotsos.

The new work of Maestro Varotsos consists of superimposed glass plates resting on a metal structure and fixed together with silicone material. The planes, which completely cover the support structure, follow a helical pattern reaching a height of over 9 meters. The sculpture is also unbalanced in one direction with respect to the support base, providing an overall impression of movement as designed by the artist. The metal structure, which allows the glass sheets to rest, consists of 3 central tube trunks to which pairs of horizontal trays are welded. In the new installation, its inclined trend was more gradually supported by arranging the first section no longer vertical but inclined by 10 ° with respect to the original project. The area where "La Totality" stands is completed by a hill of greenery bordered by shrubs that represent a deterrent against possible vandalism while ensuring a fair overall view of the structure. To maintain the characteristics, functionality, efficiency and value of the sculpture over time, a maintenance plan was finally planned, which will be supported by Intesa Sanpaolo.  

Location : Giardino  Grosa

Spring By the Street

There are quite a number of trees along the streets in Turin, and they offer indication of the season changes.

These particular trees along via Bertola is one of my favorite, not sure if they are cherry, peach or plum, anyway, they blossom in early Spring and beautify the street with their little pink flowers.

Location : Via Bertola

After The Spring Shower

As usual, after a couple of rainy days, big ponds of water are accumulated in piazza Castello, which allow to make some shots of reflection.

This coming week, weather forecast is sunny and no rain, so the next chance to make such photo might be days or weeks later.

Location : Piazza Castello