I Nearly Missed My Train
on this trip, I have been making extensive use of Left Luggage offices. They have generally been fairly good, although more expensive than the self-service German lockers.
But I was greeted by this sign, when I return to Turin Porta Nuova station.
I Nearly Missed My Train
It could have meant a whole new meaning to left luggage.
When the guy returned, he was puffing away on the remains of a ciggie!
So I had found him out!
In the end, I caught the train with a few minutes to spare.
A Rather Sorry Park
Outside of the main Turin Porta Nuova station, I found this small park.
It would have been a nice place to wait in the sun. But it was fully locked.
The Iconic FIAT Factory At Lingotto
The FIAT factory at Lingotto is best remembered in the UK for its appearance in the Italian Job. I just had to visit.
I couldn’t find out how to get on the roof to see where the Minis had outrun the Italian police, so I explored the rather boring shopping centre and then returned to the centre of Turin to catch my train to Milan.
The Turin Metro
The Turin Metro is not a big system, although it is being expanded.
Unlike the system in Genoa, it doesn’t serve the main part of the city centre, although it does link up the main train stations.
Like London’s DLR it is driver-less and surely in a few years time, all metros will be this way.
The Anonymous Widower 