walking through Alba, Italy

Most everyone went to the truffle festival's tent... you paid a bit to get in and were given a couple tickets for glasses of wine. There were cases of truffles... as well as small meals with truffles available to buy.

I skipped the actual festival and enjoyed a leisurely walk through the town instead...

I loved this church. I like how the brick is exposed on the outside and left raw... yet there was still details made into the styling with the same bricks.

A sign in front of the church said that construction began in 1700.

going to Alba's Truffle Festival

School and its Orientation Committee for new teachers is pretty awesome... they have set up for us to take a day-trip to Alba... a town a couple hours from Milan. Alba is supposed to be famous for its white truffle... and, of course, its wine. Each year there is a truffle festival in Alba... and it's going on now!

Rather than for the actual truffle festival, I'm excited to go and see another area of Italy. It will be nice to have a mini trip.

Below are some Google Map screenshots of where Alba is in reference to Milan and some other places...

The red marker is Milan.

The yellow marker is Alba.