To Italy for the waterpolo LEN trophy

On wednesday April 20st, Robert and I flew with Air Moldova to Milano airport,
rented a car there and drove 2,5 hours to Rapallo, a beautiful port, just south of Genova on the Ligurian coast, to attend the finals of the European cup, which Meike was playing with her team that evening. As you may have seen on the news they lost terribly, also due to one of the refereees being very much in favour of the Italian team, and so psychologically undermining the Dutch team. 

However it was also due to the Dutch supporters, shouting so loudly hat the players couldn't hear the referee's whistle on important occasions such as the penalty, which they therefore lost. 

Silly, how it can work out! I have never ever in my life been so angry, so flabbergasted about a supposedly neutral, sworn-in referee, behaving as he did and us being so unmighty!   But we were there: Iris (Meike's best friend ever since Arnhem International school)  flew in from England, as her sister did; also Marleen, their mother and big supporter of Meike, flew in from Holland. So the support was in place. 

The day after we went all together to Camoglie, to ease the sad event and the bad feelings

We spent a real nice morning together!

and enjoyed the rest of the day in this beautiful area, like a real holiday..

Had a wonderful afternoon,  read our books very relaxed in the hotel garden, and ate well (fresh fish!)