Queue Across The Piazza

Occasionally, some museums in Turin offer reduced price for entrance or even free entrance. Such as the first Sunday of the month, state owned museums offer free entrance. On certain holidays, other museums will also provide the same offer, such as the Palazzo Madama.

Here it was during one of those occasions and the queue extended across the piazza from the entrance to the palazzo.

Location: Piazza Castello

Two Queues

 By now, this is rather normal to see two queues at the piazza in front of the cathedral.

One queue is the one at the entrance of the cathedral where vistors queuing up to see the Monumental Nativity Scene of Basilicata in the cathedral; the other one is in front of the tent outside the pharmacy, with people queuing up to receive swab for Covid 19. 

Location: Piazza San Giovanni

Queue For Gelato

As soon as the lockdown had finished and the reopening of shops and stores has begun, the temperature has increased slightly, people started to queue up for their favourite gelato.

Location : Via Palazzo Di Città

Waiting Bar

Now it is a norm to have to wait in line outside the bar to take turn to have a coffee inside, unless you choose to sit at the table outside and pay more.

Location : Piazza San Carlo

Lock Down Thirty Second Day

The 32nd day. Easter is coming, long queue outside the supermarket.
Regardless whether queuing up outside the supermarket or waiting for buses at the bus stop, or simply chatting up with a friend met on the street, it seems that people are more and more get used to the social safety distance.

The other day saw a guy doing exercise alone on the street below the block where he lives, respecting the lockdown restriction.

Realised that the pizzeria at the corner of the street opposite is actually still doing business, but strictly only for taking out and no dining inside.

Location : Via Pietro Micca/Via San Francesco d'Assisi/Via Bertola/Via Monte Di Pietà

Lock Down Fifth Day

Woke up, noticed that it was raining, maybe the first Spring rain. After the rain, the Spring flowers should be blossoming, the smell of Spring should arrive. The Spring is just at the door, yet the joy of Spring is not in the air

The street below was still quite deserted and quiet, considering that it was Saturday. It was rather bleak to see a person with mask holding an umbrella alone in a deserted road under the fine rain,  in an empty bus stop, waiting for a bus which never arrive.

The usual supermarket was with queue waiting at the entrance, due to the at least one meter rule, the queue was extended till the corner of the building.

So we went back to the other supermarket with the chinese girl at the cashier.

There were customers in the supermarket, we hesitated to get in, so we waited outside. Just a moment later, there was already a queue of 3, 4 persons behind us, each maintained a distance of about 1 meter and no one was making any noise.

I never knew that Italians can be so disciplined and quiet.

On the way home, noticed a piece of white cloth hung on the balcony of a building, a rainbow was designed on it, with ' Andrà tutto bene ' written on it and with the names of the two young artists.

Normally, Saturday evening in the center is crowded and loud, but this Saturday, there were just the empty streets accompanying the equally lonely street lamps.

Friday evening, residents in many area of the city were performing music and songs on their balcony in their individual home, to boost the morale.
Perhaps everything is going to be fine.

 Location : Via Pietro Micca/Via Santa Teresa

Quench For Thirst

Hot, hot, hot, with the temperature reaching up to 35 °C, walking around the town can be dehydrating, fortunately there are quite a number of fountains all over the town and the water is highly drinkable.

A long queue in front of the fountain at piazza Vittorio for the fresh, cooling water comes from the Alps.