#2 - Torino - Olympic Games

It's now 10am on Feburary 26. I've slept for maybe 6 hours, but I always seem to wake up early when I want to sleep in. So, I got up, showered and then laid back in bed for a few more hours hoping to catch some decent sleep. No Such Luck.

After Linday's phone having woken her up (because it rang every 5 minutes), she got up too. I decided that I would go and get us some Pizza and she would get ready and we would make our way to downtown Torino to meet up with some others to walk around the city a bit.

I went to this little Pizzeria around the corner from the hotel. I ordered a pizza that looked like it had everything on it. And it did.
















Who puts an Egg, Sunny-Side up on a pizza?!?!?!

We made our way to Torino..walked the streets, ate some Gillato (ice cream) which was very, very yummy.




















If one is going to be in the town that the Olympics are being held in, then one should go to at least one event, right? That was my philosophy. Through a round-about way, I was able to get tickets for my very good friend from Colorado Springs, Terri, and I for the Closing Ceremonies. It was so amazing. Seeing the Flame and being in the Stadium was Awesome. We had great seats too, which made it that much better. It's such a neat feeling to see so many countries, cultures, languages and backgrounds come together, in my opinion, for a common purpose of using sport as a means to promote peace among people. It was quite the gathering and hopefully some of you were able to watch it on Television.

















It was a wonderful way to end my first Olympic exerperience. Who knows, maybe there will be more Olympics in my future!

Next up...Venice, Italy. You don't want to miss posting #3.