Hotel Ciasa Soleil Corvara

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.

... dishes as well as cutlery from a dollar store or something and bringing it with you cause it's pretty expensive here and there are no dollar stores to speak of. There is a market every Satuday across the river where you can buy pots and pans for cheap, as well as a host of other stuff. There is also a farmer's market almost every day a block or two away from the school.

The first day I went to upim, which is kinda like a Shopper's drug mart and a Linens N Things combined ...

At 2:48pm the train arrived in Bolzano/Bozen as indicated. Northern Italy is quite hilly with some great landscape for one's viewing enjoyment. I was quite surprised by the city of Bolzano. The very first thing I did was purchase a SuperEnalotto ticket! 146.9 million euros, who could say no? My next train was not until 4:32pm, I went out to have a look at this city. This city is close to Germany and has a huge German influence. That is ...

... 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.

... nice views off of the trails of Rio de Fanes and we then returnied to Alycia, who happened to be right next to the falls we were looking for. It was a 3 hour hike covering about 7 miles going up to 1500 meters or more.

Trey was feeling better late in the day, so the family walked around town a while tonight before eating dinner and calling it a night. Tomorrow will be much more strenuous as Trey and I are planning an all-day bike ride.

... I was planning to climb were too risky because of this, but he did reveal the location of a perfect lower altitude ferrata that proved to be a real jewel...

Day 1: After a comfy night and an extensive breakfast in the impressive Grand Hotel turned Youth Hostel in Toblach our trip was to start at the Lago di Braies (Praxer Wildsee) at 1500m of altitude. The first day's ascent took us up to 2400 meters before we reached our overnight hut, the Rifugio Fodara ...

... missing Ciba on a crossing route, the next play I dropped back looked right for Piva on a slant, didn’t like it, came back left to Reggie on the swing, saw the linebackers chasing him, so I scrambled out left into space, split two guys at the 7 then ran through a defender at the goaline to score from ten yards out. Ciba stopped holding for some reason, so Andrea kicked and I held the PAT. Coach Wood said we have got to be the only team that rotates ...

... yes, he played as *************e on game day and battled through injuries, but anyone can get inspired on game day. Everyone wants to play when the lights are on and the bleachers are full. Players that are truly dedicated are the ones who are getting after it in the weight room in March, out on the field running in the heat of the summer when no one else is paying attention, who know their job in the playbook and everyone elses.

I busted my ass for 10 ...

... for a few minutes before the concert and after dinner. Have not had alot of time for sight seeing at the music agenda was quite vigorous. When the curtain came up we saw a packed house of several hundred people. this is one of the biggest crowds i performed to. I was recording the show but later found out my new batteries were dead so Bob lent me a fresh set for the second set. we performed the Bach obode concerto at full speed which for me was ...