The boss is sending me to Italy.

Kabob · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:22 am

Fuckin' a.

I'll be flying into Milan and taking a train to Piacenza where I'll sell the Magic cards. But then I'm gonna stay there for a week or so...

What should I do?!

What i'd really like to do is take a train over to Slovenia and spend most of my time there. I've had this thing for that country for years now, and this seems like a good time to scratch that itch. But I'll likely stay in Italy. Who's been to Milan? Should I go toward Genoa, or towards Venice?

Gimme ideas.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:34 am

Magic cards? You practicin' some strange mojo? Either way, aces that you get a free trip!!

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

CzarKabob Wrote:

Fuckin' a.

I'll be flying into Milan and taking a train to Piacenza where I'll sell the Magic cards. But then I'm gonna stay there for a week or so...

What should I do?!

What i'd really like to do is take a train over to Slovenia and spend most of my time there. I've had this thing for that country for years now, and this seems like a good time to scratch that itch. But I'll likely stay in Italy. Who's been to Milan? Should I go toward Genoa, or towards Venice?

Gimme ideas.

Lucerne.

Zurich.

I've played in Milan it's gorgeous, but i got to spend almost no time there, it was rehearsals and shows.

have fun, take pics

Kabob · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:18 am

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Magic cards? You practicin' some strange mojo? Either way, aces that you get a free trip!!

http://www.wizards.com/magic/

That's the game.

http://www.mtgsoldhere.com

That's the business.

wenchlette · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:46 am

Coooool.

chowgurt · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:53 am

That sounds cool!
Did he say anything about wanting you to come back?
After you scratch that itch don't smell your fingers around OPA, he gets upset when you do that.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:26 am

Try the food. I bet it's amazing!

gauchebag · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:28 am

that's incredible. that stuff is kind of strangely popular here in aix. there's this cafe kind of place that always has kids in there playing this shit, and a bunch of them.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

CzarKabob Wrote:

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Magic cards? You practicin' some strange mojo? Either way, aces that you get a free trip!!

http://www.wizards.com/magic/

That's the game.

http://www.mtgsoldhere.com

That's the business.

Do you deal in miniatures as well, or just cards? Not that I would be so geeky as to have an interest in miniatures, or ever know anything about Foundry and their line of pirates or nothing...certainly would never have painted any. Nope, not me.

Kabob · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:20 pm

So, no one´s been to northern Italy? Is that what I´m to understand?

Bill- No. We only do Magic cards. Is that Foundry stuff a WotC product as well? I know they do Star Wars and D&D miniatures, but I really know nothing about miniatures.

Kabob · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:24 pm

cmanhatan4 Wrote:

that's incredible. that stuff is kind of strangely popular here in aix. there's this cafe kind of place that always has kids in there playing this shit, and a bunch of them.

We sell lots of stuff to the French. Also two of the best players on the Pro Tour are a pair of French brothers. The French love the cards.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Foundry is independent, their minis are mostly historical.

soreal · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:33 pm

dang. and i thought it was cool the my boss is sending me to vegas.

FT · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:29 pm

Say hello to the Italian version of Comic Book Guy while you're there!

Postmersh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:34 pm

If I new Magic Cards could get me a free trip to Italy, I never would've discovered girls.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

ive been to milan and frankly wasn't all that much to see there. you could head up to lake como, the dolomites, etc. also not too far from venice.

jsh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:06 pm

CzarKabob Wrote:

So, no one´s been to northern Italy? Is that what I´m to understand?

I've been. Go to Lake Como. View from my hotel there:

Ask anything.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:40 pm

we were just in florence and venice last fall. highly recommend both. florence (and tuscany) in general for the food/wine/beautiful countryside. venice because it's unlike anything you've ever seen.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:44 pm

and here are a couple pics that i just recently updated from my flickr site:

florence:

siena (awesome town in tuscany):

there's a few more on my flickr site. not all yet since i have the free account and already reached my bandwith for the month.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:45 pm

venice:

Kabob · **Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:19 pm

Postmersh Wrote:

If I new Magic Cards could get me a free trip to Italy, I never would've discovered girls.

You have no idea. When I was playing and travelling I was a small fry, but I still got to go to some cool places. But I know lots of people who´ve been all over this world because of this game; from Japan to Brazil, England to South Africa. It's pretty insane.

Kabob · **Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:27 pm

A buddy of mine also said I need to see Siena. That pic is gorgeous.

The plan now is to fly into milan do my thing for a day and then go over Venice where i'll be until I fly home. I only have from the 7th to the 12th to do anything. I just couldn't justify staying longer with how busy we are.

I pumped to see Venice. It's too bad I'm bringing one of my goober friends instead of a pretty woman to Venice with me...

The other night I was checking out Italian ( seems super easy. much easier than the chinese i'm studying now!) and it looks like Prego is the word to end all words. So I can just use this as a catchall for whatever people say to me, right? Like a one word language! Prego? Prego. Prego!

jsh · **Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:06 pm

Prego is the word to end all words, the phrase to start all sentences.

Italy is far too romantic a country to travel alone, as I did, or with a goober.

I spent 3 days in Venice and loved it. I smoked hash and walked walked walked.

But if you're in Milan, Lake Como (see above) is real close. I would go there for a day or two, and then to Venice for the rest.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:37 pm

FT Wrote:

Say hello to the Italian version of Comic Book Guy while you're there!

That said, he still pulls more ass then Derris.

Italian is Italian....

Kabob · **Posted:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:12 pm

I Got Ish Wrote:

Prego is the word to end all words, the phrase to start all sentences.

Italy is far too romantic a country to travel alone, as I did, or with a goober.

I spent 3 days in Venice and loved it. I smoked hash and walked walked walked.

But if you're in Milan, Lake Como (see above) is real close. I would go there for a day or two, and then to Venice for the rest.

I just looked up stuff about Lake Como. It looks ridiculous. Good suggestion. Half hour from town? wow. Gah. I wish I had more time.

The boss is sending me to Italy.

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