Rimini and Game 3

June 8, 2011: first lazy day

Rimini: a tourist beach city on the eastern coast of Italy on the Adriatic Sea, known for its hoppin nightlife and long stretch of sandy beaches. It's also the site of our first relaxing day of the trip. Traveling gets tiring, so we were all looking forward to getting a day to relax on the beach all afternoon. The beach was so different than the ones in the US. It was sectioned off into properties, each one with a number from 1 all the way down to the 80s. Each property is owned privately, and you must pay a small fee to use their facilities (beach chair, bathrooms, showers). We went to bagno(beach) 26, our tour guide Sara's beach. The weather was perfect for tan lines and R&R!

Bagno 26, Rimini Beach

Adriatic Sea!

After holding off the storms til we left, literally perfect timing, we started preparing for game 3 against Savignano. It was on a small grass field, and as muddy and sloppy as it was, we ended up winning 2-1.

Muddy jerseys after game 3

Back at the cafe a few doors down from the hotel, I got my first lesson on why Italian pasta is so much better than American: it's always freshly made! I ordered tortellini, and got warned in a degrading tone that the chef could make it for me, but beware that it was frozen. A little puzzled, I said okay, thinking in my head that's not uncommon in the states. What I would give to have some Italian pasta and hazelnut gelato right now... delizioso!