Europe Update

Sorry I haven't gotten a chance to blog much, but here is an update on our week. 

Saturday we had a great guided tour of Como and a welcome meal at our hotel. We met our guides Paul and Danyella and had a nice swim in the pool at the hotel. We caught out second wind so we went across the lake to a "disco" on the beach on Bellagio. 

Sunday we went to Bellagio which was just a 5 minute Ferry ride across Lake Como. We had a free day to shop, eat, swim or anything else we could find. We found their "beaches" are rocks so we didn't do much sunbathing, but plenty of swimming!

Monday we went to Milan and had a short tour and a day to do what we wanted. Most of us went to the Duomo (the 3rd largest cathedral in the world). Some went shopping, but most of us just looked around at the Prada, Gucci, and Armani shops.

Tuesday we had our first game. We drove to Zurich, Switzerland and the other teams bus driver have us a tour. We got to see the International Ice Hockey Feseration which was awesome! We played Zurich, who were the champions of the Swiss Professional league and lost 6-1. 

Wednesday we rented a private boat and took a tour of the Ligurian Coast. We stopped in Camogli for swimming, shopping, etc. It was raining a bit, but that didn't stop us from swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. All of us Midwest folk were excited to float around in the salt water.

Today we had a free day and there was no shortage of options. Some went golfing in Mennagio, some went to Lugano for the day, some went hiking, and my family rented a car service and went to Venice for the day. It was absolutely beautiful! 

That's it for now! We are heading to Neufchâtel (sp?) Switzerland tomorrow to play our second game. I'll let you all know how it goes. We are looking to come back with a win!