We left our hotel in the dark & walked
to the waterbus station & then waited about 40 minutes for a ride. During this time dawn slowly arrived &
Venice took on a beautiful look – golden & pastel hues. The 20 minute ride through the canals as the
sun came up was a great way to say goodbye.
Then it was onto the train to Milan –
window seats and only about 10 people in our carriage when we left – very
comfortable. We ended up sitting with
two retired couples from the US (Boise Idaho) who were delightful company. The trip took just over two & a half
hours & we had covered XXX Kms. We’d
checked that if the train got in on time we could quickly transfer to a train
that would take us to the airport. After
asking a few questions & a quick dash we got onto the airport train with
just a few minutes to spare.
We worked our way through the labyrinthine
Milan airport & after waiting around for a while we were off over the Alps
to Lyon, and then some more downtime & then a 4:30 flight to Toulouse.
Our travel agent had booked us at the “Adagio
Aeroport Hotel” – which you would think would be near the airport – perhaps
walkable??? No – it is about 7Kms away,
mostly along a freeway. The advice on
the Internet said about 8 minutes away, but with it being 6pm on Friday coupled
with a crash closing one lane on the freeway we crawled along in a taxi & it
took 25 minutes to get to the “hotel”.
And what a different hotel it is. I wont go through the details - but it wasn't a huge success. i may post about it later, but the less said the better.
We’re bushed after being up so early – so
it will be early to bed before we pick up our hire car tomorrow – when I am
sure that the stress levels will go up a bit!
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