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Swiss Alps
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Swiss Alps
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I had an unexplicable urge to don a pair of lederhosen, climb up on one of those frosty capped mountains and bellow, "Riiiiiicola".
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Our descent into Turin, Italy!
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View from our hotel balcoony
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Via Lagrange
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Prawn Scampi - The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente
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A Torino neighborhood near our conference venue
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Not sure what this monument is for--but it looks important?
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UPA Europe 2008 @ Centro Incontri
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UPA Europe 2008
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UPA Europe 2008
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Crab Penne Pasta
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Our hotel room
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A small square near our hotel
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Cafe Lagrange
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Via Lagrange, just down the street from our hotel, is littered with quaint coffee shops and boutiques.
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All these pastas cost quite a pretty "penne"
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Of course, a mint green Vespa
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How I felt after the long workday
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We were in the conference from 8:30AM - 6:30PM all day, so the brisk 15-minute morning walk to the venue was the only daytime interaction we really had with the city. Fortunately, the view of the Alps was most beautiful during this time of the day.
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Those everpresent Swiss Alps
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Mood Libri & Caffè