Oh Romeo...

Fast forward version of the weekend...
Verona was a good day trip. We toured through 3 churches, saw the Colliseum, the Roman Theatre and Juliet's balcony.

The soccer game in Milan was amazing. They played Rome and the fans were out of control. We'd been warned that our cameras may be confiscated so we should hide them in our pockets. Once we made it safely inside (cameras in tact), I wondered how they could possibly not permit cameras when fans were lighting fireworks in the stands. I'm not sure how fire could be less harmful than photographic equipment, but that's just an example of how confusing Europeans can be. Luckily Milan won 2-0. No full out riots started, but fans from both sides threw bottles and Clemintine oranges at one another. As a victim of low quality cafeteria food, I found the usage of food throwing an outrage.

Our long day was extended even more when two girls failed to return to the bus to go home. One strayed back, crying that her friend had been kidnapped and all their belongings (passport, cell phones, cameras, money) had been stolen. These girls started drinking before we left Verona at 3 pm, continued drinking on the bus even though we weren't allowed, and tailgated once we arrive at the stadium. After 90 minutes of confusion and police backup, the missing girl was returned to our group. Apparently the two were returning to the bus and a group of Italians stole their stuff and separated them. It was very dramatic and we don't really know what happened since these girls were so incredibly out of control drunk. I'm not sure why they would put themselves in a position like that in a foreign country and unfamililar place, but it definitely served as a warning to the rest of us.

We didn't return to Paderno until 3:30 am and we were all exhausted after our long and very eventful day.