Here we are few days in Pavia keeping company to nonnaLu in her knee recovery effort at Santa Margherita
on the way to the facility from home, the walk is pretty funny, in which via do these people leave?
nonnoCla has a legendary red rope
and a legendary freshly made pelata
everyone wants to touch it
nonnoCla trying to explain to Alyssa (with his broken English...) that this plate, from Varsavia (the capital of Poland)
represents her ancestors (Alyssa's last name is Stapinski), so it reminds him of her. Not entirely sure Alyssa got that, but that was the idea...
always fantastic being at Moto with old friends
the traditional tennis game with Miki, alla Cano
Gio and the voice of innocence: papi, come andata la partita col Teo? "Pari, 2-2". "Ma papi, non esiste il pareggio nel tennis, come mai avete smesso?".
"Eh, al papi faceva male un ginocchio...". "Ah papi, allora non e' finita 2-2, hai perso a tavolino!!"
Gio, sei pronto alla nuotata? Try with your mouse
Il Cupolone never disappoints: risotto alla bonarda was top!
the kids watching Flashdance for the first time, the famous movie from the early 80s
the movie was emotional for nonnoCla, but funny for the kids. Interesting how different generations react
Nic with nonnaLu's rope: chilling
big news from Paolotto, he just received an e-mail from UCSC (University of California Santa Cruz) that he was admitted starting from January
he was waitlisted, and usually the probability of being admitted from waitlist is below 5%...so it took a lot of work from nonnaLu's santini!
papaTeo and mammaVale with a fun reunion with old engineering school mates
Gigi is a big story teller
Enrico is always the same, showing up with Rinaldo's retirement shirt
Padel is becoming the hangout place: can you believe that Teo leaves in California, Claudio in Brazil, and they randomly meet in Pavia?
the new Padel facility in Pavia
is designed by renown architect Paolo Cocilovo
Padel is a difficult game, very counterintuitive if you played tennis before...to start with the racket is shorter, so the smashes are very tricky
papaTeo takes lots of advice from Guidone and Majo, but has a long way to go to automate the advice
very fun afternoon, unfortunately Alyssa bumps his cheek on the glass, did not have her beautiful smile for few hours, but she'll be OK
what is papaTeo doing now, with this impressive horse?
the traditional bike ride with Giulio, this time around Ticino
very small hills
and beautiful green rice fields
il ponte della Barche a Bereguardo
followed by a lovely dinner at the Perotti's attic
with Paolotto and mammaVale joining
Campari appetizer, delicious: cheers
Giulio's ombrina
the ombrina is common in the Mediterranean, is a sedentary fish that live on sandy bottoms, muddy and full of algae near the coast
it's not a tennis game, or maybe it is: Giulio vs le zanzare
Cami takes care of the west side
a little anguria to finish: in the old times, Giulio and Teo used to eat a whole anguria to finish the day (and then pee the whole night :-)...)
some gelato from mammaVale to finish, and lovely conversation with Chiara and Camilla
grazie Perotti, to the next time, maybe in the US!
oh oh, mammaVale is trying to park, papaTeo heard a huge 'grattata' with the reverse gear: "Teo, parcheggi tu?"
where is mammaVale now, in this historical site?
a lunch with Ale (where papaTeo tries prof Greco glasses)
very nice conversation and food
then a quick visit to Beppe and Sara, who used to live in California, and live in a beautiful house in Pavia now, working from home
another movie for the kids: Lamborghini story, was that inspired by the Lamborghini boat we saw in Antibes?
Gio and Nic baby sit Pietro Brunati for few hours, before everyone joins...
...the second edition of the Cookie Snack Cup, with a growing number of participants, 27 in this year's picture!
time so say goodbye to nonnaLu, have a great recovery nonna, and come back stronger!
