Here are some shots of our time in Torino, Italy before heading to Lyon for the semifinals and final of the Women’s World Cup. It was so great to hear Italian again after 7 years. Not sure why Torino isn’t on most people’s bucket lists, but even the train ride there was absolutely picturesque. I’m even amazed I was able to get any photos since my phone was still temperamental after dropping it in the sea.

This is the rear end of the Palazzo Madama.

This is the front of the Palazza Madama. The old city center conveniently had a lot of stuff to check out right there. It was the 1st senate of the Italian Kingdom.

This is the Palazzo Reale from the Piazza Reale.

A building named after the 1st king of Italy. Beautiful piazzas everywhere.

A Catholic Parish church, Gran Madre Di Dio that is reminiscent of the Pantheon.

Iconic landmark in Torino much like the Space Needle in Seattle. This is a skyline view of the city from Monte de Cappuccini. You can just see the Alps in the background.

This is where you get the great skyline view, Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte dei Cappuccini.

I love that there are so many cities centered in and around rivers here.

We walked through this big park to see the Castello del Valentino which is considered an architectural masterpiece and was built in the beginning of the 16th century.

This is an archaeological museum, but it was closed as it was a Sunday.

Right next door was this beautiful old tower which is part of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista.

This is an old Roman ruin called the Porta Palatina and it’s from the 1st century.

We walked so far out of the way to see this church and it was absolutely beautiful but a service was just getting out. The picture doesn’t do it justice. The Basilica di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice.

Although we initially walked out of the way we were lucky enough to catch one of these old trams back. There are only a few but they date back to the 1930’s.

Here is the inside of the old tram, so cute.

WHOA! This is the Mole Antonelliana up close and was almost impossible to capture it on my little camera phone. It now houses the National Cinema Museum, but was originally a Jewish synagogue.

I just like this building when we walked through the plaza so I took a photo.