Although it is a common phrase, a lot of thought went into the title of this blog entry. Let us first examine the first word: Beauty. In my opinion it is the best adjective to describe every sight since our flight landed. The bus ride from Milan to Venice was jam packed with breathtaking views of small towns littering the edge of the Swiss Alps. An impromptu stop in the city of Verona (shout out to my ex-roommate / ex-teammate TJ Jones who hails from what is to my understanding the original Verona in New Jersey) gave the group our first taste of what Italy is all about. As Kevin Janowski noted about the landscape of the city, “It seems like it’s something out of a movie.” Verona Italy has everything from a mini-coliseum like structure which was sure to be thousands of years old to street actors disguised as Egyptian mummies.
Keeping with the theme of beauty, we then arrived in Venice. Our first adventure was getting to the city that stands alone atop the over 1million pilings that hold it up. Three 27 ft antique style boats carried our group of twenty-seven through the narrow canals and breathtaking sights of the city to our hotel. I can honestly say that I have never seen anything quite like it before. The architecture, the intricate canal system, the crazy boat cab drivers, and the fact that the entire city STANDS ON WOODEN PILINGS completely baffles me.
Now onto the next topic: Sleep. As I write this I, as well as many of my fellow travelers, have been up for over FORTY hours discounting a brief nap on the bus. Because of this I am ending this blog entry and will have my next entry shortly after our first game against Favaro Basket. The game will take place tomorrow night so be sure to check back regularly to stay up to date.
Ciao!
-Scottie
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