As the summer draws to a close, I used today as a day of
travel. Linda had a train to catch at 6:50 in the morning, and I had put in
more than 4000 steps before 7 a.m. Mom and I were on the road before 8:30 for
our almost four hour ride from Florence to Milan. Our ride was very neat as we
snaked through the mountains. At time we would be at the top of a mountain pass,
swimming through the clouds, and then we would enter a tunnel, only to emerge
into sunlight with only a few clouds. It was an interesting ride to say the
least.
When we got to Milan, we checked into our room at the
Sheraton Hotel at Malpensa Airport. It is a wonderful hotel, with probably the
nicest room I’ve stayed in while traveling in Europe. High ceilings,
comfortable beds, oodles of room and a great bathroom are just some of the
in-room features. The Hotel is also aesthetically pleasing, as you can see if
you Google it.
Other than the traveling, we just hung out at the airport
and the hotel. We found out where we each need to go tomorrow in order to check
in, and as suspected, they have segregated the American carriers to a separate,
more secure section of the airport. Still, it is easily accessible for my
mother.
Tomorrow we fly home. Mom leaves around 10 a.m. headed for
Newark, and I’m leaving around 4 p.m. heading to JFK. I hope I can stay awake
once I land, because I have a lot of train travel to follow.
