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ROME - The UConn women’s basketball team’s final full day in Rome was another busy and enjoyable one, featuring the return of Kia Nurse, a walking tour of some famous attractions and another victory over the Dutch National Team.

UConn will arrive in Florence late Wednesday night but will make a stop in Siena during the day to take in the famous Palio di Siena horserace.

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Scoop said:
ROME - The UConn women’s basketball team’s final full day in Rome was another busy and enjoyable one, featuring the return of Kia Nurse, a walking tour of some famous attractions and another victory over the Dutch National Team.

UConn will arrive in Florence late Wednesday night but will make a stop in Siena during the day to take in the famous Palio di Siena horserace.

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What a treat! The timing worked out perfectly!!
 
How many games did they play? Just 2? For some reason I thought it was going to be quite a it more...
 
The Trevi Fountain sort of reminds me of the crowd around Old faith in Yellowstone Park (discounting the cop with the automatic/semi rifle in the background). Glad he's there. God bless the energy of the young!
 
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Only 9 Huskies in the picture?? Time for more paranoid speculation to commence!
 
bags27 said:
Only 9 Huskies in the picture?? Time for more paranoid speculation to commence!
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Wringing hands---where are they? Bad people everywhere! Whoe is me. Whoe is the NC--the NC that's what's important and only second to not losing any games--whoe , whoe, whoe.
 
BroadwayVa said:
Wringing hands---where are they? Bad people everywhere! Whoe is me. Whoe is the NC--the NC that's what's important and only second to not losing any games--whoe , whoe, whoe.
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They're going to see a horse race next so, "Whoa."
 
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BroadwayVa said:
Is it Gee or Haw for a right turn??
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Racehorses only turn left...except in Europe. Let me know if you want those eggs Benedict with Hollandaise, Broadway. I'm buying but you have to come to San Diego to collect.
 
bags27 said:
Only 9 Huskies in the picture?? Time for more paranoid speculation to commence!
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Here are the 13 players ...

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I'm guessing that's just at the south end of the Ponte Vecchio, if they're in Florence already. If still in Rome, I dunno.
 
bags27 said:
I'm guessing that's just at the south end of the Ponte Vecchio, if they're in Florence already. If still in Rome, I dunno.
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Looks like it could be at the Palio in Sienna based on those flags.........one of my favorite places........nothing like watching amateur jockeys ride horses through a square with banked curves............of course I'm more concerned for the safety of the horses then the nutty guys riding them............
 
Kaizen said:
Here are the 13 players ...

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Hail, hail the gang is ALL here. Finally a picture of the ENTIRE team. Hope they are enjoying their first road trip of the 2017-2018 year. Judging from the smiles, I'd say they were. If you're one of the freshmen, you've got to be thinking "what a wonderful way to begin my career at UConn. A free trip to Rome, see the major tourist attractions, and eat at some of the finest restaurants in the city. This is an unparalleled opportunity to bond with my teammates". This picture would make a wonderful screen saver or wallpaper.
 
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TheBridgeman said:
Racehorses only turn left...except in Europe. Let me know if you want those eggs Benedict with Hollandaise, Broadway. I'm buying but you have to come to San Diego to collect.
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Can I send my daughter and her Family, they live between you and LA--she graduated from SD State. Thanks for the invite. We do toddle , old people toddle, towards your area--I'd sure like to see the UCLA/UC game that way--just to see the turnout for KLS.
 
Kaizen said:
Here are the 13 players ...

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Am I just biased --or are these NOT the greatest looking kids EVER.
I am so pleased the KLS-Precious are always side by side--great buddies. Touly and Z seem to have the same.
Thanks Kaizen!! You sure do pull up some great pix. Thanks.
 
Charliebball said:
Looks like it could be at the Palio in Sienna based on those flags....one of my favorite places...nothing like watching amateur jockeys ride horses through a square with banked curves..of course I'm more concerned for the safety of the horses then the nutty guys riding them..
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My wife and I had one of the best meals of our lives in Siena. The trip looks just wonderful, as do our Huskies. When Kia returned, a light went on; it always makes me happy to see that smart, happy face. Northern Italy is fabulous. Hope the women have fun and enjoy the Mona Lisa--and come back safe and sound.
 
BroadwayVa said:
Is it Gee or Haw for a right turn??
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I learned "Turn right" and Turn left" in Italian from the female GPS voice of an Audi A6 diesel in Bologna ("Svoltare a destra" & "Svoltare a sinistra" over and over again til I was saying it in my sleep)
 
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huskyd said:
. . . Hope the women have fun and enjoy the Mona Lisa . . .
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I'm afraid they would have to go to the Louvre in Paris to see the Mona Lisa.

But there is an abundance of famous art, both painting and sculpture, to be seen in Florence.
 
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BroadwayVa said:
Can I send my daughter and her Family, they live between you and LA--she graduated from SD State. Thanks for the invite. We do toddle , old people toddle, towards your area--I'd sure like to see the UCLA/UC game that way--just to see the turnout for KLS.
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An Aztec, huh? Cool. Well, if you're coming out here for the UCLA game, count me in.
 
Scoop said:
ROME - The UConn women’s basketball team’s final full day in Rome was another busy and enjoyable one, featuring the return of Kia Nurse, a walking tour of some famous attractions and another victory over the Dutch National Team.

UConn will arrive in Florence late Wednesday night but will make a stop in Siena during the day to take in the famous Palio di Siena horserace.

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We visited Siena a week before the race about 10 years ago. My son and his wife broke all the rules by staging their own race around the track.
 
ed4ourgirls said:
I'm afraid they would have to go to the Louvre in Paris to see the Mona Lisa.

But there is an abundance of famous art, both painting and sculpture, to be seen in Florence.
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You're absolutely right, ed. I was thinking of the Ufizzi in Florence. Maybe I saw it there on loan, though we've been in the Louvre as well. It was long ago, and my memory (and my knees) ain't what it/they used to be. (Insert enigmatic smile here.)
 
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