23 July 2019
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July 22/23rd - Final entry for our 2019 European log.
Great final day, long but still eventful. Breakfast at 9, finish packing and then bus to airport for 2 pm flight. Copenhagen airport is a zoo this time of year but the boys were troopers once again. They are learning.
Flight to Iceland, quick hour to eat and then a flight to Seattle. 5 hour layover and we hang out and get a nice meal, call home, etc, and then an 11:25 pm flight to DFW and we arrive at 5:10 am.
Great welcome from our families and the boys are excited to see their moms and dads. Great trip.
We did have some awards and they are listed below;
Helsinki Cup player - Boys B - Aaron
Helsinki Cup player - Boys A - Calvin
Gothia Cup player - Boys B - Gavin
Gothia Cup player - Boys A - Daniel
Golden boot - Aaron
Lennart Award - Jackson B
Coach Pit award - Jose
Coach Eddie award - PJ
Player of the tour - Boys B - Chris D
Player of the tour - Boys A - Kamran
John Koutoupis Award - Kamran
Goal of the tour - Gavin
Lastly, and the boys will get most of these so please show them this.
Here is a recap of the tour in just phrases and words;
Boom roasted, Finnish girls crying, Mongolian boys, Ed Pace, no gaps, give me 50, count off, I know its Subway but I had meatballs so its Italian, I think my polo is in Sweden, passport check, team nap, clean the rooms, group hug, SnS chant, Brazilian, giving up seats on the tram to females and elderly, Helsinki Cup wristband, daners, where is your bag, Navy today, walking, Lennart stories, Swedish girls, walking to bus/tram stops, no snacks, who wants ice cream, groups of 4, Penalty kicks, hosting the shield, fabreeze, no phones, Hotel Odin, no elevators, food at Odin, Heden, scooter crew, bikes in Copenhagen, ice cream smells funny, singing on the bus, sit ups, itinerary in fanny packs, Matts from Norway, Harold from France, Victor joining us in Sweden, Daniel joining us in Sweden, Tanner from Minnesota, dress up dinner, bubbles, Liseberg, game captain, shopping at Netto, opening ceremonies, Brayden saying the opening oath, Sauna, Baltic Sea Ice Bath, get down to necks please, overnight ferry, sit ups, Anna, room competitions, run to the bus, team prayer, team chant, Wold Cup final, bus to Austin, Bucees, and memories that will last a lifetime.
Thanks for a great trip gang and for all of the support.
Already working on 2020 trip so stay tuned.
Yours in Soccer,
Ed Puskarich
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