Day 2, Milan

The following post is written by senior captain, Jordin Alexander!

7:45 AM After an early 7 am breakfast, we departed on a 1.5 hour bus ride for our boat tour on Lake Como.

9:05 AM  Having been in the town of Como for less than five minutes, it has been noted that "the police officers here [Como] are not near as attractive as those in Milan." @kennedymartin

9:15 AM Upon arriving at the lake, we proceeded to take 47 selfies, with Kieja's newly bought selfie stick, before boarding our boat.

* Kieja's bargaining skills saved her 4 euros on her selfie stick purchase yesterday.  

9:30 AM On our tour of Lake Como we got a look at some of the incredible villas and summer homes on the lake, a few belonging to well known American celebrities. Nine of the properties on the lake are owned by Russian billionaires. We also got a rundown on some of the history in the area, including Mussolini's brief stay at one of the towns on the lake, prior to his death. 

Fun fact: John legend was married on Lake Como. 

10:20 AM After our tour of the lake, we took a short stop in town of Bellagio, where we had time to walk around, shop, and get more gelato (debatably the best part of Italy).

The streets in Bellagio were unbelievably narrow, but that didn't stop car traffic from filing through them.

Fun fact: Steve Wynn's Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas was modeled after the original hotel, here in Bellagio, where Wynn stayed while vacationing.  

Below is a pic of Bellagio as we headed back towards Como.

12:40 pm After the short stop, we headed back to Como, ultimately making our way back to our hotel in Milan. 

2:00 pm At the hotel, some of us got in a quick nap before meeting for a rooftop, pregame stretch with Coach P. 

4:00 PM After an invigorating stretch, we headed downstairs for a pregame meal of Chicken Parmesan with grilled chicken and a red sauce that was "noticeably better than that of the U.S.," according to Megan. 

5:45 PM  We departed for our game against BTF Cantu 92 at 8pm. 

8 PM GAMETIME 

Bears won!! Brown 96, Cantu 29

We finished the night with some amazing post game pizza from al Cabolinea. 

Side note: I ate an entire pizza on my own. #wheninitaly

That's all for today ! Ciao 🏻

-Jord