Goldener Adler Bolzano

... have to do this soon though! It feels alot like being in Kelowna with the mountains surrounding the city, except of course they`re much larger, and a lot greener. Apparenly the skiing here is great! I guess Bolzano is like the Fernie of Italy.

Altogether it`s very different from Canada. It`ll take some getting used to, for sure, and I`m already a little homesick. Skype is a lifesaver though, it`s great being able to see and talk to my family. Still, I am very excited to be here!

... why the name has both an Italian and a German spelling. This is a very quaint town that looks to be fairly old with small winding pedestrian only streets. Street signs are here are written in Italian and German, and a vast amount of people walking around are speaking German. I took some pictures and got myself a quick bite to eat. I have seen a lot of people walking around carrying backpacks with hiking boots and trekking poles ...

... returning to Cortina, Cindy slept off an upset stomach while the kids relaxed and I did a 10-mile run exploring south of Cortina. We all went on a stroll (hike is a bad word now) afterwards to enjoy the first extended period of sunshine since we arrived in Europe a week ago.

... were gone, Cindy and Alycia walked around town some and went to a market next to the hotel. They grabbed pizza at a new restaurant, which all of us returned to that night for a nice dinner. Trey and I ate several meals apiece in a single sitting to make up for the energy expended during the day. We have a newfound appreciation for the bikers competing daily in the Tour de France this month.

... views of the river, surrounding mountains, and the forest.

Alycia was feeling ill about 2 miles into the hike and rested at a picnic area while Cindy and I continued into a very rugged section of the hike. Later, we would discover that we had missed the unmarked turnoff for the falls. I made it out almost all the way to Paso di Limo before realizing the mistake. I backtracked to Cindy and we explored the wilderness some, finding some ...

... 1980m) . This was a lovely spot surrounded by some high alpine pasture and a beautiful little chapel which was constructed by a loving father to fulfill a vow in gratitude that both his sons had returned from World War 2 battlefields.

The next day we dropped down 500 meters, regained another 900, lost 300 and gained another 700 in a tedious albeit beautiful 9 hour, 20 km climb up to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2800m). After a hard slog up and down rock and ...

... woman I have ever seen outside of the time I was sent to cover the Los Angeles WNBA team’s draft party. This girl had to be at least 6’5.

Christina made very good burrito’s for dinner, though they couldn’t quite stack up to some I’ve had in SoCal. Though I’m pretty sure Portafino’s pizza and pasta doesn’t stack up to hers, so it’s all relative. I brought a movie, “Mo Betta’ Blues” ...

... I walked up and introducemyself.  She was not, uhh,particularly attractive.  Just abit homely looking.

 

I walked back to the kitchen and she turned back to faceEdwin, I started cracking up.  Reedmade a face back at me as if to say, "I know right."  I was dying, here Edwin thought he had a good thing goingbut it turned out to be the opposite, and now he had to spend the entireafternoon before the game with her, as well as the night and then put her upfor the ...

... garage. We passed Alex's stand and he was working so we stopped by to introduce Mike and score some grub. I talked to Alex for a few minutes then we went in search of Autze. We found the Museum and saw Autze, enjoyed the museum thoroughly then left so I could get the car back by 5. I meant to drop them off at Giants casa, throw my bike in back then take the car back but instead Tisma called me yelling at me to get the car back immediately. I told him I had ...

... back to the sideline and Tisma is screaming at me to the throw the ball to Andrea who was apparently wide open on a 10 yard hitch on the right side of the field from what I could gather. I just gave Tisma my best blank, cold stare and got the next play. A bad shotgun snap on 4th down led to another loss and we turned the ball over. The defense came back out and promptly forced another fumble. On second down I scrambled out of the pocket to the right ...