Well, the rest of the train ride was good till the end. There was a family of five sitting across from us there oldest daughter was sitting beside me. The second stop is also called Venice but there is a different name after it so they asked if this was the Venice station they needed we said no. So we are sitting and wating. Next thing they are rushing the sings on the train say the stop we need so we are all rushing to get off. There was a couple sitting under our bags and the had hurd us and they explained that this was not our stop they just changed the signs for the next stop. At this point the family was off and the train was moving. so we did get off at the right stop. You need to take a bus, but no normal bus a water bus. It was 7€ . And it was awesome. So we get off and fallow the directions they were good directions. We arrived and cross the private bridge over a Canale.
It was sunny and calling for the rain that night and morning so we went right out to explore. Explore we did. We had a couple guys ask about gondola rides but they all wanted 80€ so we sadly passed. We got talking with one driver and he offered 60€ and they do not run in the rain. So we went for it. Sometimes you have to splurge.
Was it ever worth it. Oh back track on our walk we got a small bottle of wine like the size of a beer bottle. So as we were getting on he said you are all set with your bottle of wine.
So we opened our wine it was a twist off top. It was an amazing thing to sip wine and cruise along.
Oh dad we got to see the watershed from the Italian job oh ya so cool.
From there we just walked more found a Chinese restaurant had dinner went back to the hostel.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Castle at lake como
Woke up to a beautiful sunny day. It was very exciting to seethe sun. There was still fog over the mountains but the sun was shining so you know it will burn off. As we ate breakfast to the amazing views of the snow covered mountains and talking about places to see and go with other guest. It was just heavenly.
We set off for the town that a girl we hung out with in Florence. E she is the one that told us to go to lake como. We got down and caught a ferry over to the town with the train. We don't have any time to spare before the train is there so we book it up the hill. We get to the train stop and the building isfully locked, there isn't were to buy tickets. We ask one man he tells us to goto the bottom of the hill at the Torisum both or on the train. We look atour watch there is no way we can go down and back in less then five minutes let alone get tickets. We decided to try and buy our tickets on the train.
We got on at the front of the train the sign we read said to get tickets from the conductor so to me front ofthe train seemed like a good bet.
We walk from car. To car trying to find some one. Finally we found a woman we got our tickets, they were no more expensive so that was good because we had maybe 15€ and we hadn't clue how much theride would be.
We arrived in nthe town around 11 we are to meet E at 12 at the train station. So we go for a wonder around town, find an atm go down to the lake. There were so many swans. I have not seen so many with were ever were and it is spring so the males were swimming around all puffed up and strutting there stuff. Very funny to watch. I love watching the wildlife they are so intersting to watch there behavior expecially spring time.
We wondered back up to the station. Well we were taking up all the space on very tiny steeps. Not really but it felt that way. The steeps were very large like long, and every one wound walk up them were we were sitting. Shauna had to move for one women. Why they had to walk the extra steeps to were we were in do not know.
Once E showed up we went down to the water from the girls got capahino I got hotchocolate. Well the guy was so nice he gave us little pink marange things. It was some of the best hot chocolate ever. So great it may even beat out rome. It was very good.
E had to run to work so we went and got our train tickets back but we had an hour to till. Window shopping was not an option because it was after one and all the shops close from one to three. We found a cool cortyead inside a shopping center. Who ever designed these places are litk hay let's remove the roof and put in a cort yead let's and a random balcony for fun. Some things are so different.
We got back to the town that is just across the lake from our place. There is a castle somewhere so we decided to go there. We went to the Torisum both she said it was 20 min hike. So off we set well it was 20 min up a steep hill. Shauna was were her new flats and we'll they had no grip. She was slipping on the mule trail we were walking up. That is right not a road not a hiking trail a mules trail.
We took two half times on at this rock that was sticking out of the wall. No laughing it was very interesting. Next we stoped at this little watering fountain. As we walked away shauna want to get its picture so as she headed back down I could here the squalls as she would slip. Was going to be an interesting trip down.
We came to this little town I pray they have a road because if nott, if I was living there there is no way I would be walking that every day I would become such a hurmit.
We got to the castle and guess what more hills and stairs. It was 4€ and you got a peice of paper with the history and information about the castle.
As shauna was reading the paper I watched two lizards make babies it was very interesting, at first I though they were fighting.
At this castle they still did falconry it was funny we walked up the hill and there was two hocks and a barn owl just chilling. They also had a great horned owl at the entrance. They had suits of armer hanging around I picked up an arm price and it was so heavy. Could not imagine how heavy all of it would be.
Then you climb these steeps that are made out of stone and are just hanging out of the wall. It was very sketch steeps but the payoff was worth it because we got to see a draw bridge it was so cool it moved under your feet. Once in the tower there were more stairs to climb. These were food and even more sketchy then the rock ones. Totly feel like we should have signed a wavor. Just to look at these stairs. However you could see the crank to pull the draw bridge up. Then they had fosles just hanging out in the middle of the tower it was so cool to see they were found on the grounds and they are of sea lizards. It was very cool.kinda like there were dragons in the tower.
We walked down around the outer wall. There was still an old gate standing so I tryed my best to do my best gaurd impersonation. I just looked constipated but shauna had a good laugh. There were these stairs that leed down under the castle. So I made shauna go first since it was dark.
Well we get down there and there are two paths one you can kind of see the other pitch black. This family with three young boys can down so we let them go first. There was some armer but other then that itvwas just dark and wet. The celing was driping water.
As we made our way back down the path
Oh rewind, shaunas camara died witch sucked because it was a great view from the top of the tower. We decided to go pee before going back down. Well we experienced our first hole in the floor. Now it was a fancy hole but a hole non the less so I go in take a picture and just stair at it. I had no idea what to do. So I go back out and I look and shauna and say how she just laughs and said no idea. Thankfully there was a handicap stall. There was a toilet but no seat not sure how some one handey cap can squat but then again no idea how they would get up there.
OK so walking back down still laughing about the hole in the floor. Only thing we can think is take pants fully off.
So as we walk down we noticed a sign for a water fall. It was certainly steep down hill so igo down to see if I can see it. Nope I didn't find it.
Second go and get on the fary and take it around the center of the lake. It took close to two hours to do and we did not get off any were. For a dog to go on the ferry if they are over 20 ponds they must have a muzzle. If they are smaller they must stay on your lap. If off your lap must be muzzled. What a great rule very simple and straight forward.
After our two hour ferry ride we get back to our town and decided to get some dinner. We went back to the restaurant that we met the greats couple ever. I got this pasta thing that one of the girls from the hostel had suggested. I don't know what kinda pasta it was because it was gray and had stuff I. It. It came with some type or greens and potatoes and lots of cheass all mixed together it was very good. I understand why it is one of her favorites.
Back at the hostel we planed out the rest of the trip. All that is left is to book the flights.
we got up this morning and got ready we were running a little late and made it to the ferry with 2min to spair. From there we gout our train tickets at the bottom of the hill. Then the hour wait for the train. Now we are on the train on our way to Venice. The sinking city.
We set off for the town that a girl we hung out with in Florence. E she is the one that told us to go to lake como. We got down and caught a ferry over to the town with the train. We don't have any time to spare before the train is there so we book it up the hill. We get to the train stop and the building isfully locked, there isn't were to buy tickets. We ask one man he tells us to goto the bottom of the hill at the Torisum both or on the train. We look atour watch there is no way we can go down and back in less then five minutes let alone get tickets. We decided to try and buy our tickets on the train.
We got on at the front of the train the sign we read said to get tickets from the conductor so to me front ofthe train seemed like a good bet.
We walk from car. To car trying to find some one. Finally we found a woman we got our tickets, they were no more expensive so that was good because we had maybe 15€ and we hadn't clue how much theride would be.
We arrived in nthe town around 11 we are to meet E at 12 at the train station. So we go for a wonder around town, find an atm go down to the lake. There were so many swans. I have not seen so many with were ever were and it is spring so the males were swimming around all puffed up and strutting there stuff. Very funny to watch. I love watching the wildlife they are so intersting to watch there behavior expecially spring time.
We wondered back up to the station. Well we were taking up all the space on very tiny steeps. Not really but it felt that way. The steeps were very large like long, and every one wound walk up them were we were sitting. Shauna had to move for one women. Why they had to walk the extra steeps to were we were in do not know.
Once E showed up we went down to the water from the girls got capahino I got hotchocolate. Well the guy was so nice he gave us little pink marange things. It was some of the best hot chocolate ever. So great it may even beat out rome. It was very good.
E had to run to work so we went and got our train tickets back but we had an hour to till. Window shopping was not an option because it was after one and all the shops close from one to three. We found a cool cortyead inside a shopping center. Who ever designed these places are litk hay let's remove the roof and put in a cort yead let's and a random balcony for fun. Some things are so different.
We got back to the town that is just across the lake from our place. There is a castle somewhere so we decided to go there. We went to the Torisum both she said it was 20 min hike. So off we set well it was 20 min up a steep hill. Shauna was were her new flats and we'll they had no grip. She was slipping on the mule trail we were walking up. That is right not a road not a hiking trail a mules trail.
We took two half times on at this rock that was sticking out of the wall. No laughing it was very interesting. Next we stoped at this little watering fountain. As we walked away shauna want to get its picture so as she headed back down I could here the squalls as she would slip. Was going to be an interesting trip down.
We came to this little town I pray they have a road because if nott, if I was living there there is no way I would be walking that every day I would become such a hurmit.
We got to the castle and guess what more hills and stairs. It was 4€ and you got a peice of paper with the history and information about the castle.
As shauna was reading the paper I watched two lizards make babies it was very interesting, at first I though they were fighting.
At this castle they still did falconry it was funny we walked up the hill and there was two hocks and a barn owl just chilling. They also had a great horned owl at the entrance. They had suits of armer hanging around I picked up an arm price and it was so heavy. Could not imagine how heavy all of it would be.
Then you climb these steeps that are made out of stone and are just hanging out of the wall. It was very sketch steeps but the payoff was worth it because we got to see a draw bridge it was so cool it moved under your feet. Once in the tower there were more stairs to climb. These were food and even more sketchy then the rock ones. Totly feel like we should have signed a wavor. Just to look at these stairs. However you could see the crank to pull the draw bridge up. Then they had fosles just hanging out in the middle of the tower it was so cool to see they were found on the grounds and they are of sea lizards. It was very cool.kinda like there were dragons in the tower.
We walked down around the outer wall. There was still an old gate standing so I tryed my best to do my best gaurd impersonation. I just looked constipated but shauna had a good laugh. There were these stairs that leed down under the castle. So I made shauna go first since it was dark.
Well we get down there and there are two paths one you can kind of see the other pitch black. This family with three young boys can down so we let them go first. There was some armer but other then that itvwas just dark and wet. The celing was driping water.
As we made our way back down the path
Oh rewind, shaunas camara died witch sucked because it was a great view from the top of the tower. We decided to go pee before going back down. Well we experienced our first hole in the floor. Now it was a fancy hole but a hole non the less so I go in take a picture and just stair at it. I had no idea what to do. So I go back out and I look and shauna and say how she just laughs and said no idea. Thankfully there was a handicap stall. There was a toilet but no seat not sure how some one handey cap can squat but then again no idea how they would get up there.
OK so walking back down still laughing about the hole in the floor. Only thing we can think is take pants fully off.
So as we walk down we noticed a sign for a water fall. It was certainly steep down hill so igo down to see if I can see it. Nope I didn't find it.
Second go and get on the fary and take it around the center of the lake. It took close to two hours to do and we did not get off any were. For a dog to go on the ferry if they are over 20 ponds they must have a muzzle. If they are smaller they must stay on your lap. If off your lap must be muzzled. What a great rule very simple and straight forward.
After our two hour ferry ride we get back to our town and decided to get some dinner. We went back to the restaurant that we met the greats couple ever. I got this pasta thing that one of the girls from the hostel had suggested. I don't know what kinda pasta it was because it was gray and had stuff I. It. It came with some type or greens and potatoes and lots of cheass all mixed together it was very good. I understand why it is one of her favorites.
Back at the hostel we planed out the rest of the trip. All that is left is to book the flights.
we got up this morning and got ready we were running a little late and made it to the ferry with 2min to spair. From there we gout our train tickets at the bottom of the hill. Then the hour wait for the train. Now we are on the train on our way to Venice. The sinking city.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Switzerland for chocolate why not
Last night after we got pizza we got talking to a girl from Australia and a guy from USA. The guy was going to climb a mountain today but it was going to rain witch it did. So we decided to get a bus into Switzerland.
Off we went to ketch the bus. The three girls it was alot of fun we got stoped on our way into Switzerland and the guy came on the bus and just gave everyone a hard stair. We got into town and first off we were in the town beside the town we were supposed to be in. So we look in a map and just had to cross this river into town.
So we found the Torisum both. We asked them what there is to do since it was raining out. He suggested that we go to the chocolate Factory or an outlet malls. so chocolate Factory it was. It was very cool you could go into the factory. OK getting ahaid of my self. So you walk into the building and the smell hits you just pure bliss. U pay the 3 € and they give you a stick that they just diped in chocolate from there chocolate fountain. Then they have a museum. From there you go into the factory (hehe side note just took a break from writing to go and get chocolate) you go through a door and into a walkway incased in plexy glass.
So as yu go along you go up on the gangland to see the factory floor. From there we could see the packaging part and some quality control. This guy was taking white chocolate bars and putting them on the scale they all weight around 10. Then he just tossed it in this box. They were in the possess of cleaning up. They had boxes and boxes maybe boxes is not the right word crates would be better. Well there was so many white chocolate bars in there I can ony guess they will be melted down and sent through again.
They had a movie set up on how the chocolate was made at the end of the musume. We watched that. Then it was off to the store part to get to try some chocolate. Got to love free samples. There was five kinds to pick from I tryed them all and may have retryed a few again and again. So we all got chocolate. In the end we had 3 kl of chocolate... It was awesome and our bag was heavy. There was so much to choose from it was all well priced as well. So I got two crispy chocolate bars, two milk chocolate bars and a bag of whoppers. They make great chocolate.
We got the train back to town.
Oh oh rewind to the Torisum booth. The chocolate Factory was not in the town we were at so we had to take the train and to get to the train up needed to take a cable car up the hill. Well this cable car was harder to find then alantise. We did not have a map we ended up going half way up this very large stairs wondered around town. I wanted to go one way shauna wanted the other way. Well what a wondering mess so bake to the Torisum both for map well the map sucked and we still could not find it so we started asking people. Well that halfed work. Finally we found it. Stupid little thing was hiden. Oh also they use the franks not the euro. They will except the euro bill but u get franks change.
So up we go and we are trying to find the orange train with a smile face. We ask a guy, wrong direction so we go into the ticket office. And stand in line. To be told to cross the street. Sure enough it was right there. Oh man what fun we have.
When we came back from the chocolate Factory we decided to walk down the hill. So so could have walked up it. Not hard at all.
So back in the town in Switzerland we decided to stop for lunch well dinner it was four. Oh man the restaurants here are so messed up the kitchen classes from four to six. It is very annoying. We finally find a place and get some pasta.
Then we stop at a candy shop to get some for the ride home.
As we are on the bus. Oh we needed to get bus tickets and so the driver stoped at a news stand. And was able to get them there shauna gets off and three other people do. So shauna was the last one to get off. So last in line. Me and the other girl kind joke about him leaving shauna. And sure enough the third person gets back and he classes the door and starts to drive well me and her jump up and are like no no no, he is like ok calm down moving and sure enough he stopped right at the news stand before he was a little way down the street. People on the bus are laughing at us we are laughing and shauna gets on the bus and looks so out of place so when she gets back on we tell her about it. We had a good laugh over it.
We did not get searched at the border we did not even get stoped. And we realized that it may be illegal to bring that much chocolate over the border. Well thankfully we did not find out because no one stop our bus. Go us for smuggling in chocolate.
Back at the hostel we had a great night just socializing drinking wine.
Oh almost forgot. When the hostel was telling us how to get there. They were very adiment that we get off at the right stop so I thought the stop was coming up so we ding the thing well there was one before it. How are we to know there are no signs saying we're it stops so we are like no he asked next one we are like si we think.
Good times on the bus.
Off we went to ketch the bus. The three girls it was alot of fun we got stoped on our way into Switzerland and the guy came on the bus and just gave everyone a hard stair. We got into town and first off we were in the town beside the town we were supposed to be in. So we look in a map and just had to cross this river into town.
So we found the Torisum both. We asked them what there is to do since it was raining out. He suggested that we go to the chocolate Factory or an outlet malls. so chocolate Factory it was. It was very cool you could go into the factory. OK getting ahaid of my self. So you walk into the building and the smell hits you just pure bliss. U pay the 3 € and they give you a stick that they just diped in chocolate from there chocolate fountain. Then they have a museum. From there you go into the factory (hehe side note just took a break from writing to go and get chocolate) you go through a door and into a walkway incased in plexy glass.
So as yu go along you go up on the gangland to see the factory floor. From there we could see the packaging part and some quality control. This guy was taking white chocolate bars and putting them on the scale they all weight around 10. Then he just tossed it in this box. They were in the possess of cleaning up. They had boxes and boxes maybe boxes is not the right word crates would be better. Well there was so many white chocolate bars in there I can ony guess they will be melted down and sent through again.
They had a movie set up on how the chocolate was made at the end of the musume. We watched that. Then it was off to the store part to get to try some chocolate. Got to love free samples. There was five kinds to pick from I tryed them all and may have retryed a few again and again. So we all got chocolate. In the end we had 3 kl of chocolate... It was awesome and our bag was heavy. There was so much to choose from it was all well priced as well. So I got two crispy chocolate bars, two milk chocolate bars and a bag of whoppers. They make great chocolate.
We got the train back to town.
Oh oh rewind to the Torisum booth. The chocolate Factory was not in the town we were at so we had to take the train and to get to the train up needed to take a cable car up the hill. Well this cable car was harder to find then alantise. We did not have a map we ended up going half way up this very large stairs wondered around town. I wanted to go one way shauna wanted the other way. Well what a wondering mess so bake to the Torisum both for map well the map sucked and we still could not find it so we started asking people. Well that halfed work. Finally we found it. Stupid little thing was hiden. Oh also they use the franks not the euro. They will except the euro bill but u get franks change.
So up we go and we are trying to find the orange train with a smile face. We ask a guy, wrong direction so we go into the ticket office. And stand in line. To be told to cross the street. Sure enough it was right there. Oh man what fun we have.
When we came back from the chocolate Factory we decided to walk down the hill. So so could have walked up it. Not hard at all.
So back in the town in Switzerland we decided to stop for lunch well dinner it was four. Oh man the restaurants here are so messed up the kitchen classes from four to six. It is very annoying. We finally find a place and get some pasta.
Then we stop at a candy shop to get some for the ride home.
As we are on the bus. Oh we needed to get bus tickets and so the driver stoped at a news stand. And was able to get them there shauna gets off and three other people do. So shauna was the last one to get off. So last in line. Me and the other girl kind joke about him leaving shauna. And sure enough the third person gets back and he classes the door and starts to drive well me and her jump up and are like no no no, he is like ok calm down moving and sure enough he stopped right at the news stand before he was a little way down the street. People on the bus are laughing at us we are laughing and shauna gets on the bus and looks so out of place so when she gets back on we tell her about it. We had a good laugh over it.
We did not get searched at the border we did not even get stoped. And we realized that it may be illegal to bring that much chocolate over the border. Well thankfully we did not find out because no one stop our bus. Go us for smuggling in chocolate.
Back at the hostel we had a great night just socializing drinking wine.
Oh almost forgot. When the hostel was telling us how to get there. They were very adiment that we get off at the right stop so I thought the stop was coming up so we ding the thing well there was one before it. How are we to know there are no signs saying we're it stops so we are like no he asked next one we are like si we think.
Good times on the bus.
Best couple ever
Things got fun last night. We ended up getting pitchers of wine and the four of us split them. Two Canadians one American and one Australian. It was alot of fun I drank more wine then I should have.
This morning got up oh I have to tell u about the bathrooms they are so tiny your knees hit the door and u have to sit so far back on the toilet. Then to flush there is a pedal on the floor. Well I have to open the door to be able to turn and steep on the pedal. The sink also has a pedal that u need to step on. There is even a red and blue one.
Our first day here I found 15€ on the floor out side our room. So last night the guy that runs the kitchen was going into the staff apartments. ( we had meet him going down the hall right before I found the money ) so I asked him if he lost some money he said yes 15 € . So I gave him his money. He was so grateful that apparently we were to get free breakfast tomorrow morning. Sadly I decided to stick with just bread.
So we moved rooms to a bigger room with a balcony overlooking the lake and our own bathroom. So no more knee knocking.
We headed down into town. We walked along the water it is very cold here. There is snow on the mountains. We went in this caffe I got icecream with a ring of hot chocolate around it. So good. Shauna got chilly hot chocolate brave girl. We then got tea neither of us wanted to be out in the cold. We wondered around town but we either the stupid time when shops close. So we went for lunch. As we are finshing shauna was eating here desert and the gentleman sitting at the table behind us is like excess me are u Canadian or American. We say Canadian. Then came all the normal questions. They are from nyc the live on long Island. Jean and petter (the judge ) well they are the most wonderful people ever. The are so in love the way the look at one another it was so cute. Well we chatted with them for some time. Then they asked if we would like to go for a coffee with them. So we said yes they were very interesting and had been coming here for six years they have been all over Europe. The women got up to pay so I got up put my jacket on and followed her we met as she was coming back from the bar with our waiter in tow so I asked if she paid she said I got it. So I though she mentioned she got the waiter so I go back to our table the waiter goes to the computer and starts printing out a receipt well she dropped one at there table but not us so I ask her for the bill. The look of confusion on her face was so odd to see. She then points to the couple behind us. And it now clicks. Shauna gets what is going on so we are like no no it is ok thanking but we can get our own . Well she would have non of it. So we say we will get coffee. She would have non of that eather. They were such a nice couple. We enjoyed our time with them.
So we went with them to this cafe they love it there and the owner was very nice and funny. He came over and told us a joke now it will be very hard to type out because he just made it so funny.
So there is an archery tortament and there is a young girl for marriage with an apple on her head. We the first guy spitls the apple in half. Crowed goes wild he put his hands up and says he is from scotland. The next guy steeps up and splits the apple. Crowd goes wild he puts his hands up and says I am from England. Third guy step up and hits the girl right between the eyes and she dies. The crowd goes quite and he puts his hands up and says I am sorry.
OK so not so funny typed out. Bet you are laughing still mom.
We said good buy to the lovely couple they leave tomorrow morning bright and early.
We are just chilling around the hostel now.
This morning got up oh I have to tell u about the bathrooms they are so tiny your knees hit the door and u have to sit so far back on the toilet. Then to flush there is a pedal on the floor. Well I have to open the door to be able to turn and steep on the pedal. The sink also has a pedal that u need to step on. There is even a red and blue one.
Our first day here I found 15€ on the floor out side our room. So last night the guy that runs the kitchen was going into the staff apartments. ( we had meet him going down the hall right before I found the money ) so I asked him if he lost some money he said yes 15 € . So I gave him his money. He was so grateful that apparently we were to get free breakfast tomorrow morning. Sadly I decided to stick with just bread.
So we moved rooms to a bigger room with a balcony overlooking the lake and our own bathroom. So no more knee knocking.
We headed down into town. We walked along the water it is very cold here. There is snow on the mountains. We went in this caffe I got icecream with a ring of hot chocolate around it. So good. Shauna got chilly hot chocolate brave girl. We then got tea neither of us wanted to be out in the cold. We wondered around town but we either the stupid time when shops close. So we went for lunch. As we are finshing shauna was eating here desert and the gentleman sitting at the table behind us is like excess me are u Canadian or American. We say Canadian. Then came all the normal questions. They are from nyc the live on long Island. Jean and petter (the judge ) well they are the most wonderful people ever. The are so in love the way the look at one another it was so cute. Well we chatted with them for some time. Then they asked if we would like to go for a coffee with them. So we said yes they were very interesting and had been coming here for six years they have been all over Europe. The women got up to pay so I got up put my jacket on and followed her we met as she was coming back from the bar with our waiter in tow so I asked if she paid she said I got it. So I though she mentioned she got the waiter so I go back to our table the waiter goes to the computer and starts printing out a receipt well she dropped one at there table but not us so I ask her for the bill. The look of confusion on her face was so odd to see. She then points to the couple behind us. And it now clicks. Shauna gets what is going on so we are like no no it is ok thanking but we can get our own . Well she would have non of it. So we say we will get coffee. She would have non of that eather. They were such a nice couple. We enjoyed our time with them.
So we went with them to this cafe they love it there and the owner was very nice and funny. He came over and told us a joke now it will be very hard to type out because he just made it so funny.
So there is an archery tortament and there is a young girl for marriage with an apple on her head. We the first guy spitls the apple in half. Crowed goes wild he put his hands up and says he is from scotland. The next guy steeps up and splits the apple. Crowd goes wild he puts his hands up and says I am from England. Third guy step up and hits the girl right between the eyes and she dies. The crowd goes quite and he puts his hands up and says I am sorry.
OK so not so funny typed out. Bet you are laughing still mom.
We said good buy to the lovely couple they leave tomorrow morning bright and early.
We are just chilling around the hostel now.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Shauna has made ninja skills
The plan was to go to bed early last night, we'll that went out the window we got talking with other guest, then this big school group arrived from marroco.
This morning no one was singing just some german guys playing loud music. Got to love hostel life.
They were running the marathon so we had to get around that it is a good thing the subway has like eight different exist on to the street. Or plazza.
We went to the mall that has a glass celing and home to very expensive stores. I did not have enough money to even window shop. From there we had lunch and then back to the hostel to get our bags. We got on the tram and headed into the train station.
Well we got there as the train we wanted to take was leaving so we had to wait two hours till the next one. We found some seats and sit down with our books. Well this couple met infront of us and started to make out. We are talking neck kissing hands up shirts, in hair. It was intence. Well they were at it for atleast a half and hour even more because I did not check the time when they started it was retarded. Like get a room go home go to the bathroom any thing then keep standing infont of us. It was bad.
So before we got on the train we went to the bathroom.. Well I have now paid for a bathroom. It was a euro to get in. They had the doors that slid out of the way after u pay just like the subway.
We got off the train and thenhad to take the ferry across the lake. It was a fifteen minutes ride. The hostel was easy to find. We are now on Lake como do not know the towns name.
This morning no one was singing just some german guys playing loud music. Got to love hostel life.
They were running the marathon so we had to get around that it is a good thing the subway has like eight different exist on to the street. Or plazza.
We went to the mall that has a glass celing and home to very expensive stores. I did not have enough money to even window shop. From there we had lunch and then back to the hostel to get our bags. We got on the tram and headed into the train station.
Well we got there as the train we wanted to take was leaving so we had to wait two hours till the next one. We found some seats and sit down with our books. Well this couple met infront of us and started to make out. We are talking neck kissing hands up shirts, in hair. It was intence. Well they were at it for atleast a half and hour even more because I did not check the time when they started it was retarded. Like get a room go home go to the bathroom any thing then keep standing infont of us. It was bad.
So before we got on the train we went to the bathroom.. Well I have now paid for a bathroom. It was a euro to get in. They had the doors that slid out of the way after u pay just like the subway.
We got off the train and thenhad to take the ferry across the lake. It was a fifteen minutes ride. The hostel was easy to find. We are now on Lake como do not know the towns name.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Hang (music instrument)
Last night, shortly after I finished my blog we met a guy from Australia and the other one is from.... I don't remember maybe the USA. Any way they invited us to go see this band so we decided to go. We got ready and there are two girls from Quebec in our room they were sitting at the bar drinking. Me and shauna payed 6€ for a bottle of wine and they went to get ready. We played some pool. Australia has some very very odd pool roles. Like pouring water on the table to slow the ball down. There were other very very odd ones. We were killing time till the guy that was working got off at 12 because he knew were a great bar was.
Once we finally get going four of us take the tram and four go in the car. It was me shauna the Australian and the other guy on the tram we got there first because they had to find parking. So we go to go in and the bouncers did not want to let the guy in they were fine with me and shauna going in but the guys were harder to get in. So in we go and we wait the others so up I go out to see why they are not coming in. We'll they were past the time of free cover and had to pay ten €to get in. So they come in. It was an iterating night got to sleep around 6 am. Then the people were singing and yelling in the morning it was very annoying thankfully they checked out.
So I got up around 8 went and enjoyed my free breakfast then back to bed to sleep till 11. Got up and got ready. We went to the big church here. It was stunning it was a little odd because one guy has been dead a long time and under his silver face mask you can still see his hair on the back of his head. I don't know about decomposition but I think he should have been farther alone but that is why he is a saint I guess. they had this crypt underground ad well the room had chairs and candles and an alter of glass with a very decritive earn inside. It looked like a room a cult would use.
From there we walked to the castle. Well I think this was the best one so far. It had a working draw bridge. Soo cool it was very neet to see the crest of the family still hanging. The correct yard was massive in a side cort yard there was a garden with a lone shallow water pool. Shauna wanted to try out her portrit lends so I got to play model it was alot of fun. I did not mind she can try stuff on me lol I don't mind waiting not like we are in a rush.
The castle areal shot reminded us of cidadial hill back home for its star shape. It had the traditional four towers in the corner. There were alot of stay cats down in the moat. Kinda odd would have Been perfect if it had been filled with water and crocodiles.
From there we walked into park. They were setting up for a marathon the Milan marathon. So we walked around the park there was this half theater thing and there were all theses kids just drinking and hanging out. There had to be atleast 20 empty bottles lieing around. There was one guy that just sat on a bench and pulled out a beer bottle and started to drink.
In the center was a library it had glass walles it was very beautiful. Then we walked to the end and there was this big arch with a chariat on top. We wondered around the park more and saw the stadium but it was closed next came the aquarium.
It was small but free so why not.
Well as you walk up they have a fountain and the fountain head was a hippo oh yes so we were excited right from the start. The aquarium had some of the best tank designs that I have seen so far. They had a ship really one. A dock in the medatrainin, the coral reaf one was amazing they have some of the best coral I have seen so far very colorful and vigret. It was an great place. And then you could go out back and they had ponds in one they had these big fish and the jump out of the water scared me half to death.
From there we wandered back towards the hostel. We stoped for lunch it was now 4. Then we stoped at a shoe store shauna got new shoes. Next a bakery, then the hostel.
Oh I for got at the castle there was a guy playing a hang (look it up) it was amazing to hear. On our way out of the park we passed back by him and he had stopped playing and was packing up. I had no idea what he was playing so I stoped to ask I found out there is only 3000 in the world and one second hand cost 10,000. But it makes an amazing sound.
Once we finally get going four of us take the tram and four go in the car. It was me shauna the Australian and the other guy on the tram we got there first because they had to find parking. So we go to go in and the bouncers did not want to let the guy in they were fine with me and shauna going in but the guys were harder to get in. So in we go and we wait the others so up I go out to see why they are not coming in. We'll they were past the time of free cover and had to pay ten €to get in. So they come in. It was an iterating night got to sleep around 6 am. Then the people were singing and yelling in the morning it was very annoying thankfully they checked out.
So I got up around 8 went and enjoyed my free breakfast then back to bed to sleep till 11. Got up and got ready. We went to the big church here. It was stunning it was a little odd because one guy has been dead a long time and under his silver face mask you can still see his hair on the back of his head. I don't know about decomposition but I think he should have been farther alone but that is why he is a saint I guess. they had this crypt underground ad well the room had chairs and candles and an alter of glass with a very decritive earn inside. It looked like a room a cult would use.
From there we walked to the castle. Well I think this was the best one so far. It had a working draw bridge. Soo cool it was very neet to see the crest of the family still hanging. The correct yard was massive in a side cort yard there was a garden with a lone shallow water pool. Shauna wanted to try out her portrit lends so I got to play model it was alot of fun. I did not mind she can try stuff on me lol I don't mind waiting not like we are in a rush.
The castle areal shot reminded us of cidadial hill back home for its star shape. It had the traditional four towers in the corner. There were alot of stay cats down in the moat. Kinda odd would have Been perfect if it had been filled with water and crocodiles.
From there we walked into park. They were setting up for a marathon the Milan marathon. So we walked around the park there was this half theater thing and there were all theses kids just drinking and hanging out. There had to be atleast 20 empty bottles lieing around. There was one guy that just sat on a bench and pulled out a beer bottle and started to drink.
In the center was a library it had glass walles it was very beautiful. Then we walked to the end and there was this big arch with a chariat on top. We wondered around the park more and saw the stadium but it was closed next came the aquarium.
It was small but free so why not.
Well as you walk up they have a fountain and the fountain head was a hippo oh yes so we were excited right from the start. The aquarium had some of the best tank designs that I have seen so far. They had a ship really one. A dock in the medatrainin, the coral reaf one was amazing they have some of the best coral I have seen so far very colorful and vigret. It was an great place. And then you could go out back and they had ponds in one they had these big fish and the jump out of the water scared me half to death.
From there we wandered back towards the hostel. We stoped for lunch it was now 4. Then we stoped at a shoe store shauna got new shoes. Next a bakery, then the hostel.
Oh I for got at the castle there was a guy playing a hang (look it up) it was amazing to hear. On our way out of the park we passed back by him and he had stopped playing and was packing up. I had no idea what he was playing so I stoped to ask I found out there is only 3000 in the world and one second hand cost 10,000. But it makes an amazing sound.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Harry potter train rocks
SfToday we find our selfs packing and on our way to milon. Our checkin in time is not till 6 sowe were going to go to this cluster of towns in the side of mountains, but it was very difficult to get there apparently. So we took the guys advice and went to Nervi. There was a park and waterfront board walk.
So we asked the hostel guy how to get there. He told us bus 17 and the general area to get it. So as we are looking for the bus I ask a women and after some hand gesters she understood what we wanted and motioned for us to fallow then she walked us have way down the street nowthis women was waiting for her own bus and left he stop to help us. So she points to theroad we need. We say gracia (thank you) and away we go. Italians are so help full and friendly. The bus stop was right there around thecorner yaaa. We also eyed a book stools across the street. So we get on. The bus validate our tickets and find some seats. As the bus is going along two elderly lady get on the bus is quite full. So we get up so they can have our seats. As one women is getting into the seat. There bus seats are elevated. We she slips and falls back wards thankfully me and shauna are standing right there to ketch her. She was very thankful then her friend said something to us and started laughing and so did other people so I can only assume that she was making fun of her friend.
The rest of the bus ride was uneventful there was a man with a dog and they were sitting in seats and about two stops before there stop the dog moved to Site at his feet. Then right before there stop he moved and hopped down to the floor. It was so cute he so knew his stop.
As we keep going we were told to get off at the last stop. So at one stop everyone gets off so we figured this was the stop nope there were still people sitting in the back. There were two older women standing at the bus stop so I ask then if we are in Nervi. In Italian she says yes we were in the industry part but to get to the park go down this street. Is all we can understand so off we go. We just kept walking towards the water because the park was on the water.
We eventually stumbled alone it then on a tunnel that took you under the tracks to the board walk. It was a lovely walk there were lots of stairs leading down to the water but it was all rocks. We did find this very cute bridge that lead out to theses rocks that had half a round structure left standing.
There was a castle thing, a big massive house it was very impressive wish we could have gotten closer to it. We ate at this little restaurant the bread there was soo good I get a weird potatoes pasta thing with a tomato pesto sauce. It was good. Then we walked some more. We decided to try and find a bus stop and we did. It was great.
The bus ride was uneventful it was about 45 min.
Once back in town we hit up this book store this book store was very big it was a bifpg sprial. They had one little section of books we both got a book since we are on the train so much. This play book does not have much charge, it dies very fast.
From there it was a quick walk to the hostel then to the train station. We got pictures of the Christopher colombus statue that I some how missed when we got off the train Last time.
So we asked the hostel guy how to get there. He told us bus 17 and the general area to get it. So as we are looking for the bus I ask a women and after some hand gesters she understood what we wanted and motioned for us to fallow then she walked us have way down the street nowthis women was waiting for her own bus and left he stop to help us. So she points to theroad we need. We say gracia (thank you) and away we go. Italians are so help full and friendly. The bus stop was right there around thecorner yaaa. We also eyed a book stools across the street. So we get on. The bus validate our tickets and find some seats. As the bus is going along two elderly lady get on the bus is quite full. So we get up so they can have our seats. As one women is getting into the seat. There bus seats are elevated. We she slips and falls back wards thankfully me and shauna are standing right there to ketch her. She was very thankful then her friend said something to us and started laughing and so did other people so I can only assume that she was making fun of her friend.
The rest of the bus ride was uneventful there was a man with a dog and they were sitting in seats and about two stops before there stop the dog moved to Site at his feet. Then right before there stop he moved and hopped down to the floor. It was so cute he so knew his stop.
As we keep going we were told to get off at the last stop. So at one stop everyone gets off so we figured this was the stop nope there were still people sitting in the back. There were two older women standing at the bus stop so I ask then if we are in Nervi. In Italian she says yes we were in the industry part but to get to the park go down this street. Is all we can understand so off we go. We just kept walking towards the water because the park was on the water.
We eventually stumbled alone it then on a tunnel that took you under the tracks to the board walk. It was a lovely walk there were lots of stairs leading down to the water but it was all rocks. We did find this very cute bridge that lead out to theses rocks that had half a round structure left standing.
There was a castle thing, a big massive house it was very impressive wish we could have gotten closer to it. We ate at this little restaurant the bread there was soo good I get a weird potatoes pasta thing with a tomato pesto sauce. It was good. Then we walked some more. We decided to try and find a bus stop and we did. It was great.
The bus ride was uneventful it was about 45 min.
Once back in town we hit up this book store this book store was very big it was a bifpg sprial. They had one little section of books we both got a book since we are on the train so much. This play book does not have much charge, it dies very fast.
From there it was a quick walk to the hostel then to the train station. We got pictures of the Christopher colombus statue that I some how missed when we got off the train Last time.
So we got on the train and went to find our seats. Can you imagine how excited we were when we noticed that they were like the train cars from harry potter. Sliding doors and all. There was even a guy with a cart selling stuff. It was epic to experience. Now just got to try out one of the double decoder trains.
The hostel we are now staying at is the zebra and there are only 3/4 walls so we will see how tonight goes since there is no curf there is a cool comon room. I wish shauna Would play pool.
I think the coolest thing is there is a club yep when you walk in there is two doors one to the hostel and one to the club very exciting. Who knows what we will get up to.
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