Now that I'm residing in Europe, I believe it was a good opportunity to finally visit Turin, the home city of Juventus FC. There are no cheap direct flights to Turin, so I have to stop by Milan Bergamo. It's this quaint little city outside of Milan, not really big, but really beautiful.
I know that Italians don't really speak English, but I was not expecting this. Pretty much NOBODY speaks English (unless you're in a tourist area, then prepare to pay). It was a horrible "social" experience, where I could not communicate with anyone at all. All I did was walk around, smile, and take pictures, like a typical Asian tourist.
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| Figure 17.1: Thankfully, due to life experiences, I know Patata = Potato |
So I spoke almost to no one in Italy, except for like gelato people and McDonald's staff (McDonald's has and will always be a safe haven). It's pretty cool that the McDonald's here has an espresso bar. People come in, drop €2 or €3 on the counter, take a shot of espresso and leaves. Usually these people that take the shots are working class people (I assume because they usually wear business suits).
After that, then off I go to Madrid! Madrid was not really a planned thing. There was also talks of meeting up with this friend, Maps. Maps was studying in Strasbourg, and was constantly asking me to visit her there. Fortunately, she went back home to Madrid for the summer, that's when I decided to pay her a visit. She brought me around the city of Madrid, and just like Italy, no one speaks English. Thankfully, I have her as a translator.
She brought me to visit the sights such as the palace, some church, the Bernabéu, and other stuff. She introduced me to this magical summer drink called "Horchata", it's one of the greatest non-alcoholic drink I had during my stay in Europe. We hung out, ate food, and stuff. Maps, if you're reading this, sorry for flooding your handbag.
This Italy-Spain trip is a very short trip, in which my main goal is simply just: visit Juventus Stadium, visit Maps. This isn't one of those highly planned, super precise kind of trip, more of a "eh, sure" kind of trip.
Some pictures:
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| Figure 17.2: You know it |
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| Figure 17.3: My Italian cousin? |
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| Figure 17.4: Streets of Turin |
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| Figure 17.5: Graffiti of Turin |
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| Figure 17.6: Lovely little road of Bergamo |
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| Figure 17.7: Ditto |
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| Figure 17.8: Bergamo |
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| Figure 17.9: I THINK this is the royal palace of Madrid |
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| Figure 17.10: 100 Montaditos. It's a great place, hard to find a seat though. |
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| Figure 17.11: I didn't go in, wasn't willing to spend €30 just for the entrance. |
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| Figure 17.12: Now you know what's GoT in Spanish |
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| Figure 17.13: Refugees Welcome |
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