monastery visit and Turin city center

Third day of my interrail was the last year of the year!

We first attended a new year's dinner at Chiara's friend, where I tasted one more different italian dinner. Then we spent the whole night in Jazz Club Torino. Chiara's sister was dancing swing there. So I learned a bit swing, which was enough to motivate me to enroll to a class in swing for next term for sure! Such a dynamic dance! What was strange about this night was encountering with some Turkish people in Jazz Club Torino. Apparently, the trompeter in the orchestra was Turkish and he was there with his Turkish friends. As always, Turkish detected.

One day later was more interesting. We went to Monastery Bose. I had never seen a monastery before, so it was quite an interesting experience for me. Here some pictures:

The church of the monastery:

winter interrail Day #1 - #2

allright, I woke up so early in the morning. That's me with my sleepy eyes in the shuttle from Taksim to Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul:

Well, in fact I couldn't sleep at night, at all. I have been having serious insomnia, recently. Anyways, I got to Milan with a little bit turbulence but at least with a nice meal. I hadn't have my breakfast. The guard at the passport check point did not even ask why I came to Italy! Though, I was quite prepared to show my interrail ticket and to answer any question that might come: where will I stay? Do I know the number, address blah blah blah...