Monday, November 12, 2007

Soccer Game....maybe not

So we were all going to go to one of these Roma soccer games so we could see what all the hype was about in this country. Yes believe it or not I was going to a soccer game. We set out for the game about 5:30 on Sunday night, the game was going to start at 8:30 but we had a bus, subway, another subway, then a tram to get there so we left early. I was with a group of about 10 or 12 another group was going a head of us and 2 or 3 following a half hour later. So we are on the tram a couple stops away when my phone rings and it is Katie telling me that the game has been canceled and everyone is leaving the stadium, a little bummed out I tell everyone, 30 seconds later my phone rings again it is Katie again and she says that it got canceled because there was a shooting so the polise called it off. Still not knowing what was going on, so I spread the news to everyone and my phone rings again, It is Katie again and shes like get off your tram dont come here it is scarey and not safe at all. So we got off went the other way and when we saw the other groups and told them what was going on some believed us others didnt so they went. Well turns out it made national news because the riots were so bad the girls saw people getting beat up with vespa helmets and people rioting and throwing rocks at police amoung other things. The shooting happened in Tuscany and police office fired a warning shot to break up a fight and it ended up killing a Roman man, that caused the riot. In the end I went and had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and it was like being in the USA free refills and a lot of food and Heinz 57 ketchup. That was the night. Later.

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