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FedEx Polo World Cup
in Miami Beach
April 12 - 15th 2007
Lamborghini in front of the FedEx Miami Beach Polo World Cup logo
Isa, Nik and Trudi waiting at the Beach 15min south of the
Polo event, where the parade will soon come by
Reto (after cleaning his shorts) and Isa at the Beach
Nice picture of Trudi and Isa at the Beach
The parade arriving from the north
Three Lamborghinis lead the parade. How awful must it be to get
the sand out of these cars afterwards!
All three Lamborghinis lined up leading the Parade. We were standing
at the U-turn point of the parade!
Alexia and Debora lead the parade with American Flags
A wonderful day at the beach for the parade!
Police cops from Miami Beach get the rare opportunity to ride on the beach
with their horses - special permission from the governor!
Here come the Polo Teams: The Tides team in the front, the Kreon team behind them
The Smith & Wesson Fragrance Team during the parade
Tito Gaudenzi with Argentinas professional Gonzalo Pieres
Tito Gaudenzi welcoming us. This is a nice shot to see how thin
the head of the polo club is, with which the ball is being hit.
The parade at the turning point
The parade is over, time for Isa, Nik and Trudi to pose before we head to
the polo field for Day 1
The "La Martina" fashion tent. La Martina is one of the main sponsors of the event!
The sales tent where we pick up the tickets
The VIP tent from the outside
The VIP tent from the inside
The catering was very professional, great job!
Audi Team shirt with UBS logo on the front
Always before a match starts, the teams are being presented
Opening ceremony with Alexia and Debora for The Tides team
Mayor of Miami Beach, David Dermer, having the opening speech
Mayor David Dermer, Reto Gaudenzi, David
Tito Gaudenzi, son of Reto Gaudenzi
Tito Gaudenzi welcoming Mayor David Dermer of Miami Beach
Start on Day 1 at 2pm EST: Frank Crystal & Co / Comcast against The Tides.
Mayor David Dermer throws in the polo ball for the start
of the FedEx Polo World Cup 2007 in Miami Beach
Mayor David Dermer after the start. Trudi in the background with white hat
Andy Stack from team "Frank Crystal & Co / Comcast" in action.
A match goes 3 x 7 minutes. Horses are exhausted after 7 minutes
and must be exchanged.
After every break, a man cleans the dirt in the sand
Two Tides against one Frank Crystal player in front of the American Flag!
Smith & Wesson player watching the enemies :-)
The Audi Team in the VIP tent, they played against Smith & Wesson that day
The crowd in the tent
Nice dresses, and the guys standing on the couch - ouch!
Nice white dresses
The VIP tent is very close to the action
Frank Crystal Team playing against The Tides team
Frank Crystal's Sebastian Schneberger against The Tides' Gonzalo Pieres
Frank Crystal against The Tides
Frank Crystal against The Tides in full speed
Frank Crystal against The Tides. A nice view on the scoreboard in the back
Frank Crystal against The Tides
Tito Gaudenzi against Lance Vetter
David is probably the best polo commentator in the world!
In rare occasions, the polo ball can explode in the heat, which
happened right here
Time for me to show you what a polo ball looks like!
It is simply like a small football, inflated with air
FedEx versus Kreon / Zankey Construction
Action during the FedEx team versus Kreon / Zankey Construction
Another shot during FedEx versus Kreon / Zankey Construction
We are enjoying the polo action: Nik, Reto, Trudi,
Kristina Dillier, Isabelle and Hans-Heini
Group with Hans-Heini, Reto and Nik
Guests of Isa and Hans-Heini
Isa, Nik and Reto
Bringing some action into the VIP tent:
Reto dancing with Trudi
This even got Reto onto the dancefloor!
Here with Trudi and Reto
The Polo World Cup Logo with Hans-Heini
standing in the middle
Great speakers Reto and David
Smith & Wesson fragrance small-talk
Thomas with Alexia and Debora
Alexia with Thomas and Debora
Trudi and Nik watching the Polo World Cup 2007 in Miami Beach
In the evening, there was a reception at The Tides hotel.
This was great for me, since I stayed at that hotel and was just
able to step outside my room for the party.
A birdseye view from my hotel room to the outdoor terrasse, where
the reception dinner will soon take place.
A great view at night from downstairs
Another outside view at The Tides
Isabelle and Reto in front of The Tides hotel during the reception at night
David's wife in discussion with Reto
The delicious shrimps buffet, which Trudi and I
visited several times :-)
Debora and Alexia. Alexia celebrated her 16th birthday after midnight!
A good reason to smoke a cigar and head over to the Mynt Lounge for partying!
Reto organized champagne for Alexia!
Polo Player Thomas congratulates birthday kid Alexia
Dancing on the couch at Mynt Lounge: Debora, Alexia, a friend and Lina.
We danced all night through and had a good time!
Look at this great champagne volcano!
The Mynt Lounge in Miami Beach, i was there! (but can't remember everything)