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Convention
Registration Form
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In the
meantime, just one person's view about the location (scroll
to the bottom to see some pictures):
"Excuse me
for this out-of-state, biased impression, but after having
inspected the location for two full days, can't say enough
to do it any justice! The almost New England-looking town of
Solvay, just outside of Syracuse, features the "Solvay
Tyrol Club". After passing through the beautiful town,
we pulled up to a nice looking and well-kept building,
rather large for a bar or even club, I thought. It reminded
me more of an older, three-story hotel with a restaurant
downstairs of some sort. Upon entering the building's first
floor we were pleasantly surprised at the location's
Trentino charm! The Province's major cities and their
respective coat-of-arms decoratively encircled us on the
walls. The windows were cleverly done like those in the
Trentino, only these looked not out, rather in! Quite
literally: the shutters were on the inside of their spacious
hall's windows and not outside, giving the feeling of not
being anywhere except home! There was a stage large enough
for performers or a small group of musicians, with of course
a bar toward the hall's back. The rest of the hall was
neatly filled with well-arranged chairs and tables. It
reminded me of some of my own fond memories of our Alpine
homeland's locales. That was only the beginning of our
amazement. Although there for business reasons (the club
presidents' meeting), we did have a chance to meet the
gracious locals who are successfully renowned locally for
their frequent polenta dinners. Downstairs from the main
hall, we passed by their incredible kitchen to their dining
room. There I watched the club's busy-bee cooks stirring the
hugest polenta pot I'd ever seen! And all the chickens
cooked with herbs and wine were just parts of the sights and
smell's like being home again. The locals are friendly: all
greeted, welcomed and chatted with me. And a few of course
dare ask if I'm Tyrolean and I simply answer, "Yes."
Although I consider myself Trentino, but it really doesn't
matter anyway, does it? Everything about the location
reminded me of being back in my heart's homeland, although
technically only my ancestors' place-of-birth."
A special
thanks to Lero Zamboni for sharing these photos with us! |
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