Sporting Club Residence Trento

... out that late. <br><br>The weather here is beautiful. When I mentioned to people in the south of Italy that I was moving up here, they told me the winters get freezing and I was a little worried. Turns out freezing is -10 at the most! I laughed at that one. They should come visit Alberta in February. <br><br>Now that I`m basically settled in life is a little boring. I`m glad I have books to read but I kinda wish I had brought some English DVDs to watch or something. Unlike an ...

... the Gelataria. They served gianormous great sundays with goodness knows how many scoops inside but that didn't stop us ordering plenty. The fruit one with melon gelati was the best I've had so far, and even the tiramisu later, plus Anne's Baileys one didn't compare. I love Italy so much.<br><br>Oh, I have to give a mention to the home made pasta I had for dinner in the little traditional restaurant up the hill the receptionist in our hotel recommended. It was completely full of ...

... 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 ...

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.<br><br ...

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!<br><br>While ...

... views of the river, surrounding mountains, and the forest. <br><br>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 ...

... not really sustain a lot of damage when the mountain exploded...The effort that went into digging these mining projects just demonstrate the ridiculous futility of war!<br>We climbed down through this long, low and dark tunnel that Gollum would have happily inhabited and subsequently explored the Italian so-called Martini ridge at the end. All of this proved an enormous feat of engineering under the most adverse conditions.<br><br>Then it was time for our via ...

... up the middle, and we went into halftime tied at 14-14. I was nervous at halftime, because the game was still in the balance. We were a better team but mistakes, deep passes, interceptions were allowing the Lions to stay in the game. We received the kick and after driving to the Lions 37, I was sacked on third and 9. Andrea tried to fake the punt but his pass was incomplete and we were back on defense. I was at corner just about full time at this point.<br ...

Monday 1st-6th<br><br>Coach Wood woke me up about noon on the first of June. It was opening day at the horse track in Merano (Home town of the Brother Bonacci, about 20 kilometers from Bolzano). I told him I was in then rolled over slept for a bit longer then hustled to the gym for a lift. I have a key to the gym, which is convenient, and it was closed because of the holiday. I plugged my Ipod shuffle into the speaker system and went to work. After an hour workout ...

... arrives, I throw my soggy bags and self into his car, and we are off for Germany. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Deutschland. I do not know what to expect from this city or from this conference. Along the way Alessandro and Paolo get into a heated discussion about city politics and the university as well as Material Science. I listen and strain to keep up with their rapid arguments in Italian. As soon as we cross into a different valley, the rain immediately stops and the ...