Turin - The Shroud, Sacra di San Michele, and dinner

Brian showed up at our hotel about 10am and walked us to their apartment and reminded us of the city-three-step required to dodge dog droppings.  He then gave us a tour of his apartment and we said hello to his wife and 3 wonderful children.  We then headed to a duomo and saw the a copy of the Shroud of Turin and then saw the box that contains the actual shroud.  Renee had heard that it will be on display sometime in 2015.  After that we stopped by the largest street market in Italy and I bought a hat.  We also walked through the fish market, pungent, but beautiful with dozens and dozens of verities of fresh fish and sea food.  Lunch was a quick stop at a donar kabab place and then we Brian drove all of us to Sacra di San Michele a few miles outside the city.  I am glad Brian was driving, city traffic followed by miles of 1.5 lane wide switchbacks with two way traffic.  The reward was an 11th century abbey and spectacular views of the city.  We then headed back to he city for dinner.  It was great to see Bran again and is wife and lovely children (they have been in Italy on an international assignment for a year and are doing great). It was great to have such a lovely family show us around Turin.