CJ_covblaze
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Been there 3 times and each one I haven't felt safe. It's due to the cowardly acts of fans from another football club.
Turin is a wonderful city and has a very cosmopolitan feel about it. I'm not sure why you think they'd want to kill you for being English? I've always found it very friendly!
Been there 3 times and each one I haven't felt safe. It's due to the cowardly acts of fans from another football club.
The bit I saw of Bologna was nice, Padova was very industrial, Rome was very busy and never seemed to quite down which was a bit of a shock after being in the small village of Soligo where my family come from. I went straight from the airport to the stadium when I went to the Milan derby.
That's not far at all from where my girlfriend is from, she is from the mountains to the north of there!
The centre of Padova is very nice!
Turin is a wonderful city and has a very cosmopolitan feel about it. I'm not sure why you think they'd want to kill you for being English? I've always found it very friendly![/QUOTE
I had the good fortune for many years to work for a company with their HQ in Turin. My many visits centred on airport, hotel, office and somewhere for dinner. Sadly never there for the footy but still have a soft spot for Torino.
Never felt threatened there but once found a tranny sprawled on the bonnet of my hire car when finishing work late one night, giving it the come on and pushing up 'her' skirt.
Haha there are a lot of transexuals in Italy. I had a similar experience to you too haha.
We need the anglo italian cup back, although we would be too low down for it now
The only places I've been to in Italy (many years ago) were Diano Marina and Portofino, both on the Italian Riviera.I love Italy. Have been to Lake Garda, Lake Como, Tuscany, Venice, Rome, Florence and many places in between and on the coast.
Rome, I must say was a pleasant surprise. For a capital city it was heaps nicer than I was expecting.
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The only places I've been to in Italy (many years ago) were Diano Marina and Portofino, both on the Italian Riviera.
The places and scenery were great, but the Italian people not very friendly.
The only places I've been to in Italy (many years ago) were Diano Marina and Portofino, both on the Italian Riviera.
The places and scenery were great, but the Italian people not very friendly.
Ive been to Fiorentina and Lazio in the last few years and enjoyed both. I found it very different to the crowd experience at home, which is a big part of why i wanted to go. Having said that most of the Lazio game the chant was just Juve, Juve vaffanculo (fuck off/go fuck yourself i believe), but with lots of flags being waved.I'm off to Florence on friday.
Original plan had been to go to Fiorentina vs Pisa.... a pretty heated derby, and a big clash at the bottom of the table.
Alas its been moved to monday night (whether for tv or due to the trouble surrounding the first match in Pisa), and thats when i'm flying back home.
Plan is now to go to watch Livorno on the saturday. I remember them being a european level team early 2000's but they're in Serie C now.
Will try and get in the Curva Nord..... i know their ultras have a notorious reputation due to their politics..... i don't particularly care for any politics, i've been in the curvas at Hellas Verona & Lazio (right), Bologna (left) and hopefully now Livorno (extreme left Russian supporters), but should be an interesting day.
I watched the Torino-Bologna game on Sunday and the commentary was a mix of English and Gaelic so I couldn't get on with it. On the massive plus side the opening credits are a thing of beautyBBC Alba - The Scottish Gaelic channel, Have announced they are showing eight Serie A games from now until the end of the season. I think mainly focussing on games featuring Scottish players like McTominay and Lewis Ferguson at Bologna. I think the commentary may be in gaelic but could be wrong.
Oh the memories of channel 4 on a saturday morning, James Richardson with his expresso and copy of La Gazzetta dello Sport. Years of watching the likes of Ravanelli and Vialli... when they arrived in england i was like "these gods are real?"I watched the Torino-Bologna game on Sunday and the commentary was a mix of English and Gaelic so I couldn't get on with it. On the massive plus side the opening credits are a thing of beauty
Oh yes
No other of lifes acheivments can top thisFirst thing I did when we went to Verona years back was pick up a copy of Gazzetta I couldn't read for when we were sitting out on the piazza by the arena. My wife thought I was an idiot and she was right, but a dream fulfilled!
I have the same picture from when I went to watch inter play in Milan! It's a right of passage for people our ageFirst thing I did when we went to Verona years back was pick up a copy of Gazzetta I couldn't read for when we were sitting out on the piazza by the arena. My wife thought I was an idiot and she was right, but a dream fulfilled!
I watched the Torino-Bologna game on Sunday and the commentary was a mix of English and Gaelic so I couldn't get on with it. On the massive plus side the opening credits are a thing of beauty
Oh yes
expresso
Well i didnt think he would be drinking an americano or flat white!
Not even going there.Well i didnt think he would be drinking an americano or flat white!️️
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Cappuccino?Not even going there.
Ive been to Fiorentina and Lazio in the last few years and enjoyed both. I found it very different to the crowd experience at home, which is a big part of why i wanted to go. Having said that most of the Lazio game the chant was just Juve, Juve vaffanculo (fuck off/go fuck yourself i believe), but with lots of flags being waved.
The other thing i noticed is how far behind the retailing is over there, club shops were more like ours in the 90s for both teams (Roma's was pretty decent though).
Not after midday you barbarian!Cappuccino?
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