June 20

It has been a while since I posted so I will try to bring you up to speed. From Zurich we took a 4 hr Eurorail train ride to Milan, Italy. From Milan we then jumped onto another train for 45 minutes which took us to Bergamo. From Bergamo we then had a 3 hr bus journey to Ponte Di Legno. The train and bus rides were wonderful because it allowed us to see the vast beauty of the Italian countryside. Italy is such a beautiful place with so much of the land untouched by man. We arrived in Ponte Di Legno at 10:30 at night and were dropped off at the “stazione” as they call it. It was dark and there were no taxis present and the bus driver was kind enough to take the whole bus for just the three of us up to our hotel, “La Palace de Ponte Di Legno”. The hotel was another sight to behold, with a beautiful entry way made of fine Italian marble. The room we had was 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a small television, dining table, and kitchenette. However, I wasn’t going to complain because we had finally arrived in Italy.

The next morning, I awoke to a magnificent site from our room window. In the distance were Italian villas nestled in the valley with snow capped mountains in the distance. Absolute beauty. We decided to spend the day resting and relaxing in Ponte Di Legno.