We got very lucky this morning... so far anyway. We heard rumors that the Italian regional trains between Cinque Terre were going on strike for 24 hours starting last night. We already have tickets to Nice booked from Monterosso for 11:00am this morning. PROBLEM: We are not in Monterosso... we are in Vernazza. 3 km over a friggin mountain. So we got up early this
morning after a sleepless night. We worried about the hike all morning, since we did it yesterday and it kicked our butts. Add 35lb back packs to the trip and you have the makings of two very grumpy and tired travelers. We went to the train station on a whim this morning and were jumping for joy when a train showed up at 7:30 heading for Monterosso. NO HIKE!!!So we are waiting for our train for Nice... let's hope it comes. We also hear the French are on strike till Tuesday!! Keep your fingers crossed. We just want to make it to Paris!! One more week... two weeks with no gliches, I guess we were due!!!
Till then....
GET US OUT OF HERE!!!
6 comments:
Thank you for posting a message! We were wondering about 11:30 last night if you got on the train or were walking the mountain path!!
Hopefully your train ride will be uneventful-smooth railing!
Let us know when you reach Nice-
Love, mom and dad
Yes, we will be very anxious to hear that you got to Nice okay. What a challenge. Hope you enjoyed the ride either way and saw some lovely countryside. That's what its all about anyway. Good thinking to check on the train first! What luck.
Hugs to you our lovely ladies.
It's so great to see pictures of your trip! It's nice to put a visual with your stories. I hope you make it to Nice ok! I'll be on the look out for your update. Have fun!
XOXO
7:30 am!? 3.5 hrs early for the train?? that gotta be a Lysaght record for being better than on time! Way to go Alicia- get that girl up and out of bed! If you call our dad, he'll teach you the trumpet boot camp wake up call. It was always Erin's favorite way to wake up. Those dang alarm clocks are wayy too annoying!
;) love you erin!
Just so everyone (Joanne) knows... It is Erin who has the alarm clock, and I actually haven't had to threaten Alicia with the Air Force trumpet wake up call at all yet. But, those dang annoying alarm clocks do get a few snoozes in the morning!!
I hate to burst your bubble baby girl, but that trumpet wake up call is not from the Air Force - it comes from dad's old favorite TV show as a kid. F-TROOP!! LOL!!!
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