Comments on: Across Italy in Eleven Hours http://www.unlikelywords.com/2006/07/03/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/ A blog with delusions of grandeur. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nancy http://www.unlikelywords.com/2006/07/03/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Nancy Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:12:37 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/#comment-351 Your blog is hilarious and I have sent a link to a bunch of my friends to give them your fabulous view of what I will always remember as the Napoli ES Incident! It wasn't the only train "fun" we had in Italy, but it certainly took the cake. The most shocking moment for me that day was turning around (after working out the details for what to do with Napoli Centrale security and explaining it to about 6 other desperate people) to see not only my husband and daughter, but 6 other pair of eyes looking at me with "help" written all over them! I was sure I was going to mess up big time and fail you all - not just my own family!! Luckily for all of us my 2 months of Italian lessons in my car paid off! LOL!! Your mentions of me are very sweet. Thank you for the kind words! So glad you made it to Venezia (which was Tori's favorite place on our travels) and that things settled down some. At least for a moment or two! Did you make it back to Roma in time for the taxi strike? I kid you not - it was going on when we arrived and we accidentally ran into a HUGE rally blocking off the area around Circo Massimo one day! Luckily we didn't need one until the end of our stay there. I heard the Italians consider striking to be a national passtime - I guess it's true! It was wonderful to meet you both. Best wishes for future happy travels in far off lands!! Ciao! Your blog is hilarious and I have sent a link to a bunch of my friends to give them your fabulous view of what I will always remember as the Napoli ES Incident! It wasn’t the only train “fun” we had in Italy, but it certainly took the cake.

The most shocking moment for me that day was turning around (after working out the details for what to do with Napoli Centrale security and explaining it to about 6 other desperate people) to see not only my husband and daughter, but 6 other pair of eyes looking at me with “help” written all over them! I was sure I was going to mess up big time and fail you all - not just my own family!! Luckily for all of us my 2 months of Italian lessons in my car paid off! LOL!!

Your mentions of me are very sweet. Thank you for the kind words!

So glad you made it to Venezia (which was Tori’s favorite place on our travels) and that things settled down some. At least for a moment or two!

Did you make it back to Roma in time for the taxi strike? I kid you not - it was going on when we arrived and we accidentally ran into a HUGE rally blocking off the area around Circo Massimo one day! Luckily we didn’t need one until the end of our stay there. I heard the Italians consider striking to be a national passtime - I guess it’s true!

It was wonderful to meet you both. Best wishes for future happy travels in far off lands!!

Ciao!

]]> By: Lickety Knit » Buon Giorno! http://www.unlikelywords.com/2006/07/03/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Lickety Knit » Buon Giorno! Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:39:54 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/#comment-349 [...] After this healthy dose of rest and relaxation, we were off to Venice! We took a train across the country, and my plan was to spend quite a bit of the eight-hour trip working on Ene’s Scarf. As my vision of a romantic journey across Italy in which we zipped through the picturesque countryside in the comfort of our first-class coach on a high-speed train did not come to pass (short story: a train workers’ strike led to our taking a double-booked train and standing in the aisle mashed in with our luggage and other disgruntled Americans for a substantial portion of the ride; long story here), little knitting was accomplished, and my stress level caused me to make many errors in the few rows I did manage. This led to: [...] [...] After this healthy dose of rest and relaxation, we were off to Venice! We took a train across the country, and my plan was to spend quite a bit of the eight-hour trip working on Ene’s Scarf. As my vision of a romantic journey across Italy in which we zipped through the picturesque countryside in the comfort of our first-class coach on a high-speed train did not come to pass (short story: a train workers’ strike led to our taking a double-booked train and standing in the aisle mashed in with our luggage and other disgruntled Americans for a substantial portion of the ride; long story here), little knitting was accomplished, and my stress level caused me to make many errors in the few rows I did manage. This led to: [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://www.unlikelywords.com/2006/07/03/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Lisa Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:57:26 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/#comment-346 That sounds absolutely miserable, but Venice is incredible, so I hope you'll find your suffering was all worthwhile. That sounds absolutely miserable, but Venice is incredible, so I hope you’ll find your suffering was all worthwhile.

]]> By: 32Fletch http://www.unlikelywords.com/2006/07/03/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-345 32Fletch Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:00:11 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/across-italy-in-eleven-hours/#comment-345 Lord knows I hate to be a whiny baby, but then what happened? How can the travelogue end, just like that, when I want to hear about Venice?! As you can tell, I am tremendously enjoying the accounts of your "adventures." I am a horrible traveler (just ask Mr. 32Fletch; I can make a 20-minute ride to work seem so wretched that he has stopped suggesting that we carpool), and I greatly admire your stamina in making your way to Venice. Were I in your shoes, I would have sat down and cried. Probably more than once. And maybe have tossed in a tantrum just because I could. Unless it was too hot. Then I would have just fainted, probably before having my ticket validated. Hope Venice is wonderful! Lord knows I hate to be a whiny baby, but then what happened? How can the travelogue end, just like that, when I want to hear about Venice?!

As you can tell, I am tremendously enjoying the accounts of your “adventures.” I am a horrible traveler (just ask Mr. 32Fletch; I can make a 20-minute ride to work seem so wretched that he has stopped suggesting that we carpool), and I greatly admire your stamina in making your way to Venice. Were I in your shoes, I would have sat down and cried. Probably more than once. And maybe have tossed in a tantrum just because I could. Unless it was too hot. Then I would have just fainted, probably before having my ticket validated.

Hope Venice is wonderful!

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