Torino (Turin), Italy

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We squeezed Turin into our 3rd for the Dream: Cars of the Future show at the Museum of the Automobile (Museo dell’ Automobile) in Turin. In order to do that, we took a 7:30pm train on our second day. The train was schedule to arrive at mid-night, however, due to a train delay, we arrived at Turin after mid-night. We quickly checked-in the hotel, got as much sleep as possible; then checked-out the next morning for our next mission – Museum of the Automobile (Museo dell’ Automobile)

Turin is well known as an “Automobile Capita”, some might have known this city due to the 2006 Winter Olympics. We wish this is one of the cities on our itinerary that we salted more time for. Again, we gave ourselves another excuse to re-visit Italy.

For those who sees cars as a convenience that makes life easier by moving us from point A to point B (like myself), you might be impressed by the collection in Museum of the Automobile (Museo dell’ Automobile). The guards in the museum paid extra caution to every visitor, especially when they approached the automobiles. The exhibit, which ran in the month of November only, showcased concept cars from different periods along with information about their origins, designers, and inspirations on the walls. As Ian’s camera was out of battery by the middle of our visit, I paid so much attention taking pictures of almost every car on display. Seriously, you cannot compare this carefully curate collection to the yearly media spectacle in Detroit. For those who have a strong passion for cars, this was the chance of a lifetime.