I'm back.  today is gorgeous.  Yesterday we had a rare wind.  Torino and surrounds sit in a bowl, cupped by the hills on one side and the mountains on the other.  Because of that there is very rarely any wind and a slight breeze is consider a tempest.  Yesterday was down right blustery and it cleared the usually hazy skies right up.  Today is cool and bright.  I have included a photo of the view from a small market place in one of the towns on the way to the school.  You can see the Alps in the distance and the highest peak in Mont Viso.  Today we are off to sign up for "City Car", the auto rental program where members can pick up a car at various locations and use it for an hour or a day paying by the hour.  For city dwellers it's a great alternative and we are going to use it for me until I get my license (ugh) and find a good cheap auto.  Then off to my first PTA meeting.  I'm feeling so soccer mom-ish!