Saturday, May 19, 2012

Holy Gran Torino, we have arrived!

We made it! After some long traveling, we have arrived in Italy!

 All of us are running on fumes right now after about 10 hours spent on planes. We arrived in Turin at about 1:30 p.m. Our driver Roberto met us right outside the airport, talk about service, and drove us to our first destination Alessandria.

We are getting ready to meet with our host from the other side of the pond Bart. Trying to stay up right now is our biggest difficulty, we are trying to avoid that inevitable jet lag as much as possible.


             The girls are rather sneaky about taking pictures so I need to be more aware. Waiting for our last leg of the journey; Munich to Turin
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                    "When in Rome do as the Romans do" Oh wait we were in Munich!  Germany is known for their pretzels so of course.....


 Absolutely amazing plane ride from Munich to Turin. Flying over the Alps was breathtaking!


     
 Of course we have to have our customary photo taken at the welcome to Turin sign at the airport.
                                                Come on now what else would you expect!

5 comments:

  1. Wow, those are BIG pretzels! News from home - going to see family over Memorial Day wkend. You folks get some rest!!

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  2. Great pictures! Looking forward to seeing a lot more.

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  3. Tim, glad you arrived safely. I saw the earthquake news. The Alps are awesome. I will be watching you. Take care and have fun. Love, Suzanne

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    1. Hey Suzanne! Yeah evidently our driver felt the earthquake. I slept right through it. Evidently there was a bombing at a school in Italy too. CRAZY!

      Today, I am going to visit a school. Should be interesting to see their facilities and methods.
      Have a great day at the ROCK!

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