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Mole Antonelliana - Il Volo Dei Numeri782 viewsThe Mole (or "heap") Antonelliana is the symbol of Torino. The red neon numbers up the side, by Mario Merz, are the Fibonacci numbers.
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Dining Room With A Map of Torino389 viewsThis dining room at the Torino Mediacentre had a map of the city on the floor. There are also see-through plastic tables and chairs, but they're difficult to spot.
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Two "Doormen" in Torino418 viewsThese two ladies were, I suppose, "doormen" at a hotel in Torino. I thought their hats were funny (as did they) so they let me take their photograph --- until the President of the Republic of Italy arrived.
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Marjorie Sitting on the Kiss Couch469 viewsAnd looking at her new green boots.
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Xenon for Torino - Piazza Castello - Jenny Holzer1859 viewsTorino has a programme called "Luci d'Artista." Jenny Holzer uses powerful Xenon lights to project "her words with the intention of contrasting ignorance and violence with sweetness and moral courage." The English didn't make much sense to Marjorie and me, but the castle was impressive.
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Our Room at the Hotel Plaza, Torino189 viewsWe were able to find a hotel room in Torino for our last two nights at the Olympics. Our hotel, the grandly-named Hotel Plaza, was clean and remarkably inexpensive. But the room was also very, very "compact."
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Sitting on the Bed in the Hotel Plaza, Torino206 viewsNot much room to sit anywhere else in our "compact" hotel room.
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Me Sitting in the Oval Lingotto271 viewsThey wheeled me to this area in the Oval Lingotto where we sat, essentially, with the speed skating coaches and had a ring-side view of the action.
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Two Different Eyes186 viewsWe encountered this dog, Volvo, on the streets in Turin. He has two different coloured eyes. His owners were quite happy to have me take his photograph.
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Me Sitting on a Chair Outside the Oval Lingotto171 viewsWe went to see the speed skating at the new Oval Lingotto. This was the first place where the Caribineri (police) actually let me get through to the handicapped parking area with my EU handicapped parking permit. I sat on this chair in the parking lot until they brought around an electric cart a few minutes later.
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Me Sitting on the Kiss Couch209 viewsIn the Torino Mediacentre.
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Marjorie in a Red Sled245 views
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