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TURIN TO DO: MAUTO

August 13, 2022

Or Museo Auto. In Italian it’s Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile di Torino. No wonder they need a short name like MAUTO.

THE VERY FIRST CAR IS A BENZ

BENZ VICTORIA | 1893 Germany “Hidden away for years under a pile of wood, this is the first car from the “inventor” of the motor car. I’m curious though, because I know that the very first MOTORWAGEN that Karl Benz invented was a 3-wheeler. I guess this was the first 4-wheeler?

DID YOU KNOW that the first person to go on a road trip was not Carl Benz but his wife Bertha Benz. It was because of her financial support that he was able to invent the first true automobile. She was with her 2 kids when she did it & was ingenious in solving the different problems that came up during the 130-mile ride. And because of the publicity of the trip they started getting their first orders of the car.

On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles).[1]

– WIKIPEDIA

THE FIRST FIAT

FIAT 3 1/2 HP | 1899 Italy: This is the very first car of FIAT that came out 3 months after the company was set up. Only 4 of this model have survived. This car is 124 years old.

Can you tell TD’s favorite color is green?

Me: wow nice white wheels!

ELECTRIC CARS

STAE | 1909 Italy “the future looks “electric” and performance provides confirmation: petrol will have to struggle.

FIAT DOWNTOWN | 1993 Italy “Environmentally friendly, sparkling & urban: Fiat in 1993 is already betting on electricity for it’s idea of a citycar”

THE GLAMOROUS PAST

It was so fun seeing these glamourous cars of the past. Though I’m sure I prefer the suspension of our current cars.

1914 ROLLS-ROYCE Silver Ghost

“From the Salons to battle front: not even grenades, bullets or passing years can stop the Silver Ghost.” This is such an iconic car from Rolls Royce.


Even the boys had fun posing for photos!

AUDIO GUIDES

The cool thing with this museum is you can just scan a QR code & get audioguides. They have 2 kinds of audioguides: 1 for adults and 1 for kids, but we all prefered the kids one because it was simpler & shorter. So if you go to this museum, download the kid’s audio guide!

They also highlighted cars that modernized the look & technology of cars.

The Cadillac photowall! Nothing is more American than a Cadillac. It’s big, bold & a favorite in films.

BMW ISETTA 300 | 1962 GERMANY

“Ingenious design & engineering, made in Italy. It had to emigrate to find success.” I mean how cute is this car! So tiny!

Cars that were featured in pop culture

The 2 cream cars L to R: 1958 ACMA VESPA 400 & 1967 INNOCENTI MINI T. Personally I’ve always loved how the Mini looks. Almost every other car we see here is a Mini BUT when we test-drove it in the highways here, the suspension leaves something to be desired. That’s why we got a BMW as a 2nd car instead of a Mini as originally planned. If I could, I would prefer to have 2 Mercedes Benzes, but they don’t offer in-house financing here in Switzerland.

CITROEN 2CV

DID YOU KNOW? In France, the Citroen 2CV had a status similar to that of the VW Beetle in Germany.

Without cars how can we have all these road trips & adventures?

Nothing says speed better than a red Ferrari

SMALL BUT TERRIBLE

This FIAT carried the former Italian President, Sandro Pertini, around Rome.

THE EVOLUTION OF PARTS

In this room you can see how the engine, grill & wheel have evolved over the ages. The engine displays are even mirrored so you can see how it looks from the bottom. Car aficionados would love this for sure.

CHEVROLET CORVETTE C1 CABRIO

1957 | United States

“The most beloved car in America, it is the sports car par excellence….it’s distinctive chromed side moldings & it’s legendary “small block” v8 engine, a magnificent example of engineering.”

We posed here coz I just loved the colors of this car Aqua with white & chrome details. Little did we know that you can ride inside and they take a picture of you, which you cam purchase before you exit.

CAR SCULPTURES

There were a lot of fun things too. There was even a fun yet informative ride.

RACING CARS

This was especially interesting for me & TD because we watch we love watching Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive. I wish DiploBaby could watch it but there is too much cursing.

This display shows the evolution of racecars. It’s so cool to see how it began & how it is now! The first racecars….

To the current racecars!

How cute is that tiny little racecar? I guess these are go-karts?

The 1854 MERCEDES BENZ W196 R racecar won 9 of 12 races entered and captured the only two world championships in which it competed.

The 2005 FERRARI F-2005 ended the age of Schumaker’s five championships.

We found this section of famous automobiles interesting.

Here you can vote for your favorite cars.

The ALPINE A4810 is the winning concept in a contest where 28 students from Turin’s IED Design School participated. It is a hydrogen-powered, two-seater berlinette with aerodynamics heavily influenced by Formula 1. It looks stunning right? Alpine is a brand under the French Renault Group.

DiploBaby was in heaven. Red is his favorite color.

THE GREAT CAR DESIGNERS

This section of the great car designers was interesting too because they featured in each box 1) their source of inspiration, 2) their car design debut, 3) their greatest car design, 4) the car they wished they designed, 5) the ingenious invention of history & 6) their homage to the museum.

It’s very visual so easy to understand even for kids.

ANCIENT INVENTIONS

We also see the precursor of cars. What inventions throughout history used wheels.

I found this tricycle so interesting. The paraplegic German inventor wanted to be mobile & more independent & he was inspired by watchmaking. Brilliant.

CAR FAKES

This hall shows fake cars that were confiscated by authorities. It’s pretty crazy!

Upon exiting the moody exhibits, it’s nice to be greeted by a a bright skylight with more cars on display. Isn’t this cute pink FIAT 500 Ghia Jolly with rattan seats so cute???

The car was quite expensive (it was almost double the price of a normal “500”) and was a cult object , coveted and purchased by many VIPs from the world of finance , entertainment and politics , such as Aristotle Onassis , Yul Brynner , Enrico Berlinguer , Mario Berrino , and Silvio Berlusconi , to be embarked on their yachts or for use as a ” golf cart ” and on their real estate properties.

– WIKIPEDIA

THE GIFT SHOP

We don’t normally buy souvenirs from every gift shop, but since DiploBaby is such a huge fan of cars, we said he could get 1 car to remember this trip. He was getting stressed because he wanted to buy American brand China-made cars & for me, that defeats the purpose of buying something from a European Museum.

Gosh even these handmade car models from Canada, Brooklin Models, is so expensive! Whoa!

Lots of merch!

We finally settled on a yellow Lamborghini. It’s probably China made but at least it’s an Italian brand because we are in the National Automobile Museum of Turin.

This 2009 LAMBORGHNI MURCIELAGO LP 670 was seized by italan finance police in the “Rien na va plus” operation.

We walked and learned a lot so it was time to go and have a bite. We all agreed it was time for KFC LOL! Even the external structural design of the museum is quite striking.

SEE THE REST OF MY ITALIAN RECOS HERE

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HOW NEAR IS @geneveaeroport? We are very lucky th HOW NEAR IS @geneveaeroport?

We are very lucky that the Geneva Airport is very near because it is located 4 km northwest of the city centre. It takes us less than 15mins by car & is easier to get to than airports outside the city.

BUT also means that many of the Geneva residents suffer from AIRCRAFT NOISE POLLUTION. 

In some parts of Geneva, like Vernier, Meyrin, Bellevue, Versoix, etc will have the airplane pass on top of you or very near you. This is something to consider when you are MOVING TO GENEVA & looking for a home.

When we were in @bioparcgeneve recently, it felt like airplane after airplane was going overhead every few mins. The poor animals were screaming each time.

A  report by the European Environment Agency(EEA) in 2017 said that 12% or 73,500 Geneva residents have their hearing disturbed by aircraft noise. Probably the figures have risen with the natural increase population & travel?

“The EEA describes noise as a pervasive pollutant that directly affects the health and well-being of humans and wildlife. Populations exposed to high noise levels can exhibit stress reactions, sleep-stage changes, and clinical symptoms like hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. All of these can contribute to premature mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) reckons that humans exposed to noise levels above 40 decibels at night experience adverse health effects.

Across Europe it is estimated that noise contributed to at least 900,000 additional cases of hypertension in 2011.” - @le_news_ch 

DID YOU KNOW that owners of homes affected by the noise can request for soundproofing to be paid for by GVA? 

Check if your home meets the conditions for FREE SOUNDPROOFING c/o Genève Aéroport here:

https://www.gva.ch/en/Site/Geneve-Aeroport/Questions-Reponses-FAQ/Bruit#

SAVE or SHARE this now with someone you know who might be moving to Geneva or is already suffering from aircraft #noisepollution. 

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MERCADONA HAUL Whenever we go to Spain, we love t MERCADONA HAUL

Whenever we go to Spain, we love to go to @mercadona. It might be small but has a good affordable selection. It’s my thrifty Spanish MIL’s favorite.

We were so lucky that we had a @mercadona right beside our hotel Marina Badalona. Very convenient.
Our favorite things to bring home are:

☕️ frozen porras (bigger than churros)

🐑 baby lamb chops (the only lamb I eat coz it’s not malangsa & all you need to do is fry till crispy in olive oil with S&P) it’s called Chuletas Cabrito but TD calls it lechal 

🐽 chicharon or crispy pork rinds

🥔 Homemade potato chips. The best potato chips for me are from Spain. I don’t know how it’s so much yummier! The olive oil???

🎣 canned Sardines & tuna for me and Yaya B

TIPS:

🧊 For frozen items, we usually ask the hotel before we buy if they can put it in their freezer until we fly.

✍️ I usually bring different sizes ZIPLOCK BAGS, MASKING TAPE & MARKER when we travel so we can put everything in, label with our name and room number.

📸 then I take a photo so we can just show it to the staff and they can easily find it in their freezer.

✈️ When it’s time to pack, I placed our beach towels around the frozen packages coz I know they will SWEAT & I don’t want our other things to get wet 💦 

What  grocery do you usually like to shop for when in Spain? Where do you buy them?

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FREE GEAR RENTAL @boxup.app + OUTDOOR GYM at ISW C FREE GEAR RENTAL @boxup.app + OUTDOOR GYM at ISW Calisthenics Park 

📍Chem. des Tuileries 140, 1293 Bellevue

After the lovely BIOPARC we headed across to this chill park with ample PARKING that had so many things for kids & anyone who wants to move & work out:

⚽️ The kids wanted to kick around a football so we borrowed a ball from @boxup.app (they also have pumps, 🏓, 🏐, 🏀, etc) just download the app & turn on your Bluetooth & follow instructions! Return after 3hrs.

👟 Outdoor gym - this was a huge hit with the kids

⚽️ football - this too!

🏀 basketball court

🏓 Ping-pong 

🏐 Beach volleyball court

🤸🏻 Monkey bars

🛝 small playground

Thanks for the wonderful afternoon guys @lidia_otilia_botezatu! 
How lucky are we to have these beautiful, clean open spaces. And the free rental gear is AMAZING! so convenient.

This is in Geneva, about 15mins drive from where we live.

SAVE THIS on your list of PARKS to visit!

⚠️ WARNING

it’s in the airplane path so there will be loud noise from that. It’s not as close as the bioparc but bring earplugs/earphones if you are sensitive.

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BIOPARC GENÈVE Yesterday was a holiday in Switze BIOPARC GENÈVE

Yesterday was a holiday in Switzerland (except for Geneva). It was raining & miserable so I wanted to take @diplobaby out for a few hours. Thankfully midafternoon it stopped raining.

We met with our friends @lidia_otilia_botezatu in @bioparcgeneve and had a lovely time in this volunteer run zoo.

TIPS💡

🆓 It’s free for families on your FIRST visit!

🦢 you walk inside animal enclosures so wear shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty/stepping on poop. We wore boots & happy we did

🅿️ there’s parking inside on wood chips, if it’s full there’s another pavement parking (free up to 4hrs) across the roundabout 

🦔 Do not feed or touch the animals no matter how cute they are

🗺️ There are 2 routes (purple & blue) and 1-1.5hrs #diplshould be enough 

❎ Park closes at 4pm

SAVE THIS NOW if your looking for a fun & not too you can do in well und2hrs. It’s nice that you can go inside unlike most zoos so it’s quite unique.

⚠️ WARNING

it’s in the airplane path so there will be loud noise from that. @diplobaby who is super noise sensitive did not mind as much as I thought he would because he was so entertained by the animals.

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MARINA BADALONA HOTEL At first we were going to MARINA BADALONA HOTEL 

At first we were going to stay in the heart of Barcelona, where we stayed 8 years ago (I didn’t even know that @diplobaby was already in my tummy at 2 weeks old) but the “hotel” is now expensive with no amenities & small rooms. So TD found a hotel in #badalona - a 20min taxi ride from Barcelona city center - that was so fabulous & slightly less expensive.

SAVE THIS NOW for future trips to Barcelona

WHY I LOVED marinabadalona
🤍 All white interiors was so beautiful & calming
🤍 Gorgeous view of the Marina 
🤍 Everything was so aesthetic, even where you tap your card to enter the room
🤍 Massive bed
🤍 Electric curtains
🤍 Lots of closet space & hangers
🤍 2 TVs
🤍 Refrigerator
🤍 White/cream Nespresso & kettle
🤍 Architecture & interior design is sooooo me!
🤍 Small rooftop pool with unbelievable views (need to do a separate post)
🤍 5min walk to the beach
🤍 Gorg esplanade
🤍 Yummy restos beside
🤍 Mercadona right beside - so convenient!

FEW RECOS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
✌️ Loved the textured wall paper, but it’s difficult to keep clean inside the bathroom
✌️ The bathroom surface area was a bit small & our stuff kept falling off the sink
✌️ Not a single chair in the family room so when we had room service we had to eat standing
✌️ No salt & pepper with room service so we called to ask & were told we would be charged for them taking it up. After TD clarified that there was no S&P with our meal, they said they would bring it up. The person brought a small bowl of of salt & pepper combined. The salt was for DiploBaby’s salmon, but he can’t eat pepper, I wanted both for my pesto. Had to run down in my slippers & the resto staff were very apologetic coz who serves a mixed S&P ever? They gave me individually packaged ones which I really appreciated.
✌️ Since the hotel has a pool & is by the beach, I wish there was a place to hang & dry swim suits. Our suits & watershoes did not dry in the tub.

All in all the value we got from staying in this hotel was so high compared to a more expensive hotel in Barcelona. No hotel stay is perfect.

Now, would I stay there again? YES PLEASE! Would you?

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