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Egypt in Torino

The Egyptian Museum in Torino is very interesting. I recommend visiting if you are in town.

If you were important you could take all kinds of animals with you to the next world. Problem was they had to be killed to accompany you.

A famous counsel. He had a very elaborate coffin
Inscriptions inside had a purpose. Need to study more.
the left end of the bed had the headrest, similar to those used by the upper crust of old Japanese society.
a far cry from the last room of the museum
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Torino (Turin)

Torino is known for the rename of a Ford model “Grand Torino” (Clint Eastwood movie as well), but also for the Shroud of Turin. It is a city of big, long buildings laid out in a very orderly fashion according to some grand plan, not like a city built around a medieval castle or town. What it does have is a nice collection of Egyptian artifacts you will see in another phlog and cheap, tasty pizza, at Mister Pizza, 6 Euro or slightly more. The name sounds like a franchise but this is a nice, family run parlor with surprisingly nice/spicy flavors.

I think they are Sicilians, maybe from Trapani