Granvara Sport Wellnesshotel Selva Di Val Gardena

2 planes - 1 bus - 3 trains - 1 taxi later and we arrive in Bressanone. About 40 hrs of transit was well worth it... this place is adorable - its like walking around in a postcard. Have been snowboarding the past 3 days which was lots of fun - bussed up the mountain to Plose ski fields area... have added some pictures and will caption the pictures if we can.

... dorm, the hostel is not really a social place. The communal kitchens are ususally abandoned, and the `games room` they advertise is a basement landing with a foosball machine you have to pay for and a folded up ping pong table. There are conference rooms with TVs but I think you have to book them first, and there is a library but all of the books are in German or Italian as far as I can tell.

The other day I was walking by myself to find an electronics store along a ...

... off of them. Looking at all the hills around, this might be a great city to go hiking in! On another trip I will have to try and spend a couple of days here, for it looks to be a very busy and interesting place to visit!

I am not sure what it is with me and trains on this trip! I was in a nice room with a couple of guys, who got off at one of the many stops and then who comes in??? The Austrian police with some guy they are dealing ...

Today was a slow day. We drove out to Auronzo, which is a small lakeside town that we passed on the way to Cortina from Uldine on Sunday. We hiked around the lake and walked around town some, grabbing ice cream and window shopping at the craft and souvenir stores.

Cortina D'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy brian796

Trey and I did a 30+ mile bike ride from Cortina up to Prato Piazza. The length wasn't difficult, but the 900 meter climb was very strenuous. The ride through the forests, along the river, past a lake, and then up to the top were very scenic. We stopped towards the top to rest and eat our sandwiches. Peanut butter sandwiches never tasted so good after the climb to 2200 meters!

While ...

Today was an easy day. Trey was still suffering from altitude sickness and stayed in the hotel for most of the day.

Cindy, Alycia, and I went up into the Confini del Parco Naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo nature preserve north of town and hiked the Number 10 trail to go see the Cascata de Fanes waterfalls. The hike was very nice, including wide paved trails, crushed gravel trails, bridges and lots of elevation changes. It allowed ...

... as seat cushions, had some wine, leaned back on a beautiful humid summer night and thoroughly enjoyed the magical 3 hour performance of Pucini's Turandot. We had a few candles with the help of which I could follow the Libretto and whisper to Regine what was happening on stage. The Italians certainly know how to celebrate a performance. Many Oohs and Aahs reverberated with spontaneous frenetic applause after the famous Nessun Dorme aria and minutes of ovations to ...

... t lead us to a championship. I have to separate myself. The guys on this team have waited too long and finished short too many times. We have to go all the way.

Additionally my parents are coming out June 20th and will be here for the Super Bowl, and it would be a shame if the Giants weren’t playing in it. Also I don’t fly home until July 15th , and I doubt I’d still be receiving pay checks if we aren’t in the SB. So I was ...

... my right wrist from leaning on handle bars. I’ve started taping my right wrist while I lift and throw which has relieved some of the pain a bit, but I need to start icing it frequently. It’s not serious but it is a nuisance.

I was late and fresh out of the shower on a warm day so I drove shirtless and parked the car a block away from Ciba and Christina’s apartment and walked. They came down and got a good laugh as I strolled through ...

... practice in the weight room. Paulo wasn't at his desk and I walked out into the parking lot and ran into him. We exchanged greetings and then he motioned me inside to his desk. As I approached the newspaper, I believe the "Alto Adage," was spread out and my cheesing face grinned up at me. The title basically said Marty is the nouvea (new) Giants QB. I tried to ask Paulo where to buy a paper, saying douve, where repeatedly, then standing ...