Aug 20

August 20 – Another Horrific Bus Experience! When Does It End?

This is how I feel about Flixbus

This is how I feel about Flixbus

The first leg of the bus trip went as scheduled. We were dropped off at Frankfort Airport to await our transfer. We had about a 25 minute wait. My tummy had been upset and was visiting the toilet more than usual. When the time grew nearer to bus arrival we went outside to the stop. All of a sudden my tummy was upset again and I asked Han if I had a few minutes to dash back inside. He looked at his watch and said yes, so I took off. By the time I walked through the front door of the airport, Han is screaming to hurry up because the bus was early and not going to wait, even though it was not time for him to depart.

 

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Aug 19

August 19 – Delightful Pleasant Heidelberg Germany

Heidelberg SchneeballenSlept in and it was fabulous. We even missed breakfast. We finally got our lazy butts out the door, had a quick lunch at next door restaurant and jumped on the bus into town square.
I immediately wished we had spent more time here and not elsewhere in less unsavory places.
Simply charming, historical, interesting, beautiful, friendly and enjoyable is Heidelberg.
The public transport is very easy to figure out and clearly marked. Plenty of eateries and stores to choose from, even a health food store. Ice-cream and gelato shops outnumber everything else. The churches even have signs to not bring ice-cream inside. Not sure why it is exceptionally popular here?

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Aug 18

August 18 – From Milan, Through The Swiss Alps, To Heidelberg Germany

switzerland landscapingI am fairly sure I was in sleep deprived hell last night. The AC kept cutting off every single hour, Han tried not to but he snored enough for three weeks and the guest next door paced back and forth on their heels very loudly. It was misery.
Got up today with maybe three hours of broken sleep. Twice in the night, I started playing Solitaire. I was bored out of my mind.

Aug 17

Flixbus: Reader Beware, Curse Words Enclosed

Flixbus miseryI thought our next stop was to be Zurich, Switzerland and high tail it out of Italy forever but I thought wrong.
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Enjoyed a good breakfast, grabbed a taxi to the bus station and then the following scenario began which I posted publicly on Facebook because people need to be made aware of this type of crap before booking.
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Aug 16

August 16 – Next Stopover, Milan

rialto bridge in venicePacked and not really ready to go, but time to go and leave Venice behind.
Travel Hint: If you are staying anywhere in the center of town, I suggest calling for a porter to retrieve your luggage and meet you at the people mover. Cost Euro 20.00, but saves your back and offers a relaxing way to depart the island. You don’t want to push or pull your luggage over all the bridges before reaching Piazzale Roma, the major gateway off.
We were a bit delayed by a protest group “protesting the war” and the porters waited for us. It was interesting to watch the protest and could not agree with their grieve more. They were followed up by approximately 30 police officers.

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