Hamburg to Milan

Another day of travelling, this time making our way to Milan. Hamburg Central Railway Station is massive and navigating our way to the correct platform to catch the train to the airport was a tad daunting. We were almost there and then realised we didn't have tickets so had to fumble our way around ticket booths that were mostly in German. The good thing about train stations and airports is that there are always Police or security guards who are willing to help out as best they can. While waiting for the train to arrive a german-speaking man tried to usher us up to the front of the train. Again, we relied on security to help us out and point us in the right direction We found out later that the reason we had to move to the front of the train was because only the first three carriages went all the way to the airport. Sound advice from a kind stranger. Our flight to Milan took off on time and we arrived at Milan Linate Airport approximately 1 1/2 hours later. A quick trip to pick up our car and we were on our way to make the 2-hour drive to Torbole, the most stunning lakeside village at the top of Lake Garda. This is the third visit we have made to Torbole and it is one of our favourite destinations. Roberta was there to greet us and it was so good to give her a big hug. A lot of you will probably remember Roberta as one of our international homestay students who lived with us in NZ for 6 months. We spent the evening catching up with Roberta and her Mum and having a bit of down time. We'd pretty much been travelling for 2 days and were kind of exhausted by this stage so it was a quiet night in and early to bed.Read more