Paul and I are on our way to Brescia, Italy for the Italian Nationals.  The trip starts to denver then to Frankfurt, then to Verona.  Once in Verona, we will drive to Brescia which is about 45 min from Verona Airport.  I will be posting more as the trip goes on.  It should be an exciting week. 

The plane ride from Denver to Frankfurt was extraordinarily long. Like 10 hours at least. Maybe got 1 hour worth of sleep. Not enough to write home about. The flight from Frankfurt to Verona was potentially the prettiest because the Alps are so beautiful in the winter. \
The drive from Verona was painless. We had dinner at a pizza joint called La Vie I believe. I had an incredible calzone unlike any calzone you typically get in the states. It was super light and crispy. I could have one of those every day for the rest of my life. Today, we had a practice and did an off-ice. More practice tomorrow then Paul competes on sat and sunday. More to come.