#PITTalia Travel Log 3: From Rome to Florence
8/11/2017 6:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Panthers Visit Colosseum, Travel through Tuscany
TRAVEL LOG:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017
- 9:30 a.m.: Breakfast.
- 10:50 a.m.: Depart hotel for Colosseum.
Today we get to check out what this whole "Colosseum" thing is about. ??#PITTalia ???? #H2P pic.twitter.com/dsFQ6wAdKD
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- 11:45 a.m.: Colosseum tour begins.
- 11:57 a.m.: Team photos (and Boomerangs).
UPDATE: This place is GINORMOUS. #PITTalia ???? pic.twitter.com/ou3Rl2c8Jl
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- 1:07 p.m.: Walk from Colosseum to Roman Forum.
- 1:29 p.m.: Explore Roman Forum
- 2:08 p.m.: Arrive at bus, depart for hotel.
- 2:38 p.m.-rest of the day: On your own to explore.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
- 8:20 a.m.: Breakfast.
- 9 a.m.: Depart for Florence.
- 11:38 a.m.: Break at a Tuscan rest stop for bathroom, snacks and espresso.
- 12:10 p.m.: Depart rest stop and continue through Tuscan countryside.
- 6:27 p.m.: Arrived in Florence, on your own for dinner.
#PITTalia???? UPDATE:
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Today was a travel day, Rome?Florence. We arrived in the early evening and are already enjoying the sights! More tmw ?? pic.twitter.com/aeiBL8CuBG
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2017
- 8 a.m.: Breakfast.
- 9 a.m.: Depart hotel for Galleria della Accademia.
- 9:35 a.m.: Arrive for tour.
- 9:42 a.m.: View Michelangelo's David.
- 10:02 a.m.: Depart Galleria della Accademia.
- 10:05-10:28 a.m.: View il Duomo di Firenze.
- 10:39 a.m.: Almost get caught in passing parade in the piazza outside the Duomo.
That time in Florence when we almost walked in a parade by the Duomo...#PITTalia ???? pic.twitter.com/upMelOmWni
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- 10:46 a.m.: Learn that the parade was in celebration of 73 years since the end of fascism.
- 11:09 a.m.: Tour ends outside the Gallerie degli Uffizi.
- 11:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: On your own to shop at the Mercato Centrale.
- 4:31 p.m.: Depart hotel for pregame meal.
- 4:40-5:30 p.m.: Pregame meal.
- 6:15 p.m.: Depart hotel for Game 2 vs. All-Star Italy.
- 7:21 p.m.: Arrive at Ponte Buggianese for game.
- 7:25-7:50 p.m.: Watch Auburn men's basketball defeat team from Lithuania.
GAMEDAY! #PITTalia ????
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- 8:05-10:18 p.m.: Game vs. All-Star Italy.
- 10:19 p.m.: Win, 74-44.
- Stats:
- Yacine Diop: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 steals
- Danielle Garven: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
- Kyla Nelson: 11 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds
- Alayna Gribble: 10 points, six rebounds, five assists
- Kauai Bradley: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists
- Kalista Walters: 6 points, 5 rebounds
- Cara Judkins: 2 points, 5 rebounds
- Jaala Henry: 2 points, 2 rebounds
- Pika Rodriguez: 2 points, 1 rebound
- Magatte Sall: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists – new addition to the Pitt roster!
Postgame stretches after a win! We defeated All-Star Italy 74-44, now 2-0 for #PITTalia! ???? pic.twitter.com/svdvnxmNpY
— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_WBB) August 11, 2017 - 10:35-10:50 p.m.: Eat postgame pizza.
Q: What's better than post-win pizza?
— Pitt Basketball (@Pitt_WBB) August 11, 2017
A: NOTHING. ??????#PITTalia ???? pic.twitter.com/HwKtPtPfoH
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