Before starting work, we got the chance to catch a couple of world cup qualifiers. First up, we went to Bern (the capital of Switzerland) to see Norway v Switzerland for a Friday night match. Bern is fantastic (only 1 hour away by train), very old city with a great old town, and probably the coolest street mall I have seen. We only came for the day of the game, but we will definitely come back to spend more time.
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| Main drag through Bern old town |
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| Main drag through Bern old town |
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| Hopp Schweiz! - Norway v Switzerland |
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| Norway v Switzerland at the Stade de Suisse |
Next up was the Tuesday night match in Milan (4-hour train ride), with Italy v Denmark where we saw the Azzuri win 3 - 1. There was basically a mob riot trying to pick up tickets outside the stadium (can't expect anything less at the San Siro), so we missed the first 30 minutes. But with just a couple of sore ribs from the mob jostling and pushing we got our tickets and just in time to catch the first goal. Again we stayed for way too short (only 1 night) and were focused on the football so we will need to come back, but we were able to find the Milan cathedral (Duomo di Milano) which is ridiculous. We were able to get a puppy passport just in time for Mya too, so she has now officially been to Italy.
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| At the Duomo di Milano |
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| At the Duomo di Milano |
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| Italy v Denmark at the San Siro |
Kevin - "puppy passport"... what the heck is that?
ReplyDeleteIf that does really exist, I bet Mya will have a book full of stamps when she gets back.
It's actually called a Pet Passport, but we're nerds and call it a puppy passport. It contains her vaccination history, ID chip #, etc. I was totally bummed when we got it, because there's no spot for stamps. There is a space for a picture, which we'll put in once we get our printer. I'll post a pic of it then. It's cute.
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