We've had an eventful week despite not traveling much. It all began with our luggage being lost on the flight back from Budapest on Monday. We arrived into Milano at 11pm but our bags never made it. After waiting in line behind probably the rudest person ever, we finally got to the luggage counter to learn that the tracking system here is nowhere near as sophisticated as in the US. We left with some phone numbers and instructions to call the courier the next day. The short story is that it was finally delivered to us 36 hours later. On the late drive back to Berzo I was stopped by the police who were conducting a routine vehicle check. We finally got to Berzo at 1am. What a crazy day.
On Thursday we took the train to Milano to see Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper fresco, which was stunning in it's newly renovated state. The colors were far more vibrant than what I remembered from when I saw it back in 1972. Before we visited it though, we watched the Italy vs Slovakia world cup game at a bar across the street. With our hearts full of hope and our luck running out, we watched our heritage country lose in the last few minutes. The Azzurri are being mercilessly pounded in the Italian press, much more so than I've ever seen a US team criticised. They really take their soccer seriously here!!!
As I write this we are on our way to Ravenna, driving in horrific traffic. Ciao for now. Forza Azzurri 2014!!!!
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