Category: Italy

Spy’s Italian Adventure Round 2

December 14th, 2009

Here are some more photos from our adventure here in Italy. After a long day of traveling, then popping straight into the office to handle some business, Giuseppe wanted to introduce us to the finer things here in his country. So we met up with a few of his friends, and they took us to a little pizzeria. As you will see by the photos, this was the craziest looking pizza ever, but tasted like heaven on earth. By far the best pizza that I will ever have for the rest of my life  hands down. We now have arrived up in Bardonecchia for the international sales meetings that take place over the next couple of days. Bardonecchia is a ski resort in the lower Italian  Alps right outside of Torino and also was the home of the 2006 Winter Olympics Games for numerous events such as Snowboarding Super Pipe. Please stat tuned for the next chapter of this story..

Giuseppe!!

Giuseppe!!

Here is a sneak peak of the best eyewear line about to drop.

Here is a sneak peak of the best eyewear line about to drop.

The boss handling the daily bussiness

The boss handling the daily business

Heaven cover in sauce and cheese

Heaven cover in sauce and cheese

The Mayor of Varese

The Mayor of Varese

That is a blob of the best tasting cheese in the middle

That is a blob of the best tasting cheese in the middle

No those are not ranch shooter going around the pizza, thats more cheese boyyeeee

No those are not ranch shooters going around the pizza, thats more cheese boyyeeee

the boys

the boys

Spy’s Italian Adventure

December 12th, 2009

Matt Harkins, Daryl Trinidad, and myself are on an adventure in Italy. We are out here for international sales meeting, so we can further our lands in Europe and across the globe. After a early flight from San Diego (6:15am to be exact) , a 4 hour lay over in JFK and the quickest flight ever to Milan, well as much as I can remember. We arrived in Varese. A amazing town about an hour outside of Milan. Between the old buildings, green pastures, and the breath taking views of the Alps, and the lakes below them. I can say it one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. We stopped by and checked out the Spy European offices, met up with Giuseppe Lapenta, our handsome marketing man out here. We took a tour of LEM, which is our factory where Spy makes all there amazing sun glasses and goggles. Check out this photos from day one of this trip. Keep checking back in, as this story is just beginning.

The sunrise from high above

The sunrise from high above

On the move, heading over to Spy European office

On the move, heading over to Spy European office

Trini trying to take a power nap, no luck with that

Trini trying to take a power nap, no luck with that

BBBAAAHHHHHHH, some sheep

BBBAAAHHHHHHH, some sheep

The factory

The factory

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Stamping the inner arms, soft touch

Stamping the inner arms, soft touch

Matt teaching Trini and I

Matt teaching Trini and I

The operation

The operation

Cutting the Lens

Cutting the Lens

They call it waste, I call it ART

They call it waste, I call it ART