Mummies and Wine

Over the weekend we went to Museo Egizio and a wine festival in a town just south of Torino called Asti. Museo Egizio was really great. They had a ton of really impressive pieces that we got to see at the youth discount of 3,50 euros (commas take the place of decimal points for euros). In Europe the youth discount goes up to age 25. I think the U.S needs to implement this policy as well. Here are some pictures below and there is a link to more in the links to photos section (upper right). I apologize for the poor quality. Most things were enclosed behind glass or we were in a dark room with lots of spotlights and no flash allowed.

One of the USAC advisors, and roommate of our friend Alex, took us to a wine festival in Torino yesterday. Unfortunately, I'm not a big wine drinker, so I may not have appreciated it as much as a wine lover would, but I still had a really great time. You go and pay 1/2 a euro for a glass (yes a glass, not a plastic cup) that you carry around your neck in a pouch. Each booth has its own food, dessert, and wine. The food was extremely cheap and you get free wine to put in your glass from every booth you get food from. We only spent 5 euros each for 3 dishes, and these were 3 FULL dishes. We were stuffed!!! The others we went with continued to eat and drink throughout the night, but we were spent after two dishes of pasta and some sausage meat. Yes, I actually tried the meat and was glad to have swallowed my last bite when our Italian friend let it slip that it was horse meat!

I should also note that we bought tickets to our first Juventus game (Soccer aka Calcio in Italian). Apparently, women get a discount on tickets if you buy them in the family section. I only had to pay 25 euros while Dallan and Alex had to pay 40 each. Score for me, especially since I'm not a diehard fan like the other two! The match is between Juventus and Bordeux from France. It is a Champions League game, which means that it will definitely be televised in the US, but you would probably have to be at home around 12 noon California time to watch it live on Tuesday. Italian Riviera this weekend!!