Hotel Goldenhof Bolzano

... Make sure you're careful when boarding trains though!

Bolzano is incredibly beautiful. It was part of Austria before the war and culturally I'd say its closer to Austria than Italy. The people are more friendly, German is spoken more than Italian and it is way more relaxed than the south. The over-dressing I saw in Rome and Milan is not there either, or mostly not, although people here still dress pretty conservatively. Bolzano is also cheaper than the south, no ...

... Innsbruck. At least this time I was not awoken from sleep and asked where my passport was. Ha ha ha!

The Innsbruck, Austria area has some of the most beautiful scenery around. Lush rolling hills, quaint old villages and some huge crazy modern bridges. I think it would be great to rent a car and travel around this area. Yet another trip to plan! If I win that SuperEnalotto…… I guess I can do pretty much anything I want!

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Let me put this win in perspective for you. No one has beaten Bergamo in the playoffs since 1997. For Panzani and some of the older guys, drawing the Bergamo side of the bracket in the last decade means that you won’t reach the Super Bowl. Meeting Bergamo in the Super Bowl? Well that means you had a good season, but now they go home with the trophy.

We finally got off the field and into the locker room - it was bedlam. Jugs of vino ...

... the second match Ciba and I were shirtless and making quite a scene running around the table and shouting various ‘family friendly’ remarks as we missed or made our shots. I won five games to his one, but I’m sure we will play again soon.

We went into the center to what I was told is the best gelato place in Bolzano. I was thirsty though so I got a lemon icey drink. We hit the market to grab groceries for dinner. In the market I saw the ...

... defensive coordinator had us playing a man presscover 2, which really should have worked but we didn't get the safety play weneed.  On the first play of thegame, their American (#28) beats Ciba down the sideline, and the safety isnowhere to be found.  #28 goes 96to the house to put Ancona up 7-0. On the ensuing possession, I see a blitzer coming off the left edge andsignal to Reggie to pick him up. But for whatever reason I was worried about the protection, and didn'tkeep my eyes down ...

... wildflowers are in full bloom and the air is so fresh compared to Venice! I love it here!
The interesting thing about this area is how much like Switzerland or Austria it is. The architecture, the food, even the language. I'm more than confused now!! Think I'll stick with English and see how far I get! The local dialect is very strong and the words are a mixture of Italian & German with a few of their own words thrown in ...

... a few speaking lines in themovie and turned in a sparkling performance.  The Italian coach in the movie is an eccentric, dopeycharacter and we made jokes comparing him and Tisma.  Although truthfully they weren't as much similar in theirappearance and actions as in the erraticness.

 

It was a great way to spend a Sunday after a game.  Before I left, Christina gave meanother Italian lesson.

 

May 25th

 

I spent the morning knocking out various ...

... 1:25 on the clock. On first down Lazio got whistled for a hold, then on second down Mauro, our tight end, who was playing defense for this game, made a great play keeping contain and running down their quarterback very athletic quarterback. On third down the quarterback scrambled out to my side, but I wasn't leaving #2. I ran deep with him, until finally he broke toward the middle as his quarterback continued to scramble. I let #2 ...

... ran quarterback draw for 8 yards leaving us with 4th and 4. I can't remember if Tisma called a play or not but there was some uncertainty (there is always uncertainty). The problem was that in this situation I was calling the plays, but he was sending in the personnel. Consequently I would want to be in our four receiver set and we'd have I-formation personnel in the game or vice versa. We got to the line, I don't even remember what was called, but a ...

... casa) and rode to my appointment. I tried to avoid it, but got the post shower sweat on the ride to the Salon. Then I opened the door and was hit with a heat wave. The salon was boiling inside. I smiled at the two ladies working on two more ladies said, "Ciao" and sat down. I started leafing through magazines still looking for the perfect haircut and sweating like a fiend. One lady said something to me, and I said "Quattro-trente" but she didn't understand ...