Saturday, 5 November 2011 – Part II of III I make the train without incident and settle in for the first-class journey to Milan. Oh, Angry Ticket Guy, I sure hope you’re heading into Rome and not on this train… …
Trains, Toilets, & Turin
Tag: Eurail Pass
Arrivederci, Roma – On to Torino
Saturday, 5 November 2011 – Part I of III I crawl out of bed and get ready for the day, wondering what it will hold. I go outside for a quick smoke before breakfast – aah, the rain is finally…
Train Travel Trepidation Strikes Again
Friday, 4 November 2011 – Part III of V I climb from the Metro platform in the bowels of the building and emerge into the train station. After locating the counter, I get in line to find out what my…
The Angry Ticket Guy (& Thoughts of Amanda Knox)
Wednesday, 2 November 2011 – Part II of IV Geesh! After being yelled at yesterday by the Swiss ticket man for not showing my Eurail Pass and not writing the date as two digits (01/11 versus 1/11), I really thought…
At Long Last – Switzerland
Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Part I of III The alarms on my iPod and phone worked, drawing me out of my “sleep of the exhausted.” Whew! I got up and looked out the window and was amazed, at 6…
These Boots Weren’t Made for Much!
Monday, 31 October 2011 – Part I Hmmmm…. Hopefully things only improve from here. When my phone alarm went off, I reached for it and dumped my whole glass of water on the floor and had to get up and…
Heading to Paris…Finally!
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 – Part I Slept about one hour last night, typical when I need to get up and am worried I’ll oversleep. The train tickets are way too expensive last minute to miss any segment, especially for…