Day 116: Train to Milan

In Europe, there are regional trains and high speed trains; our pass only covers regional trains and occasional scenic trains. Thus, sometimes we need to take a 7 hour journey (aka Florence to Milan).

Also in Europe, they have rail strikes and the regional workers shut down the rail roads. May 4/5 was one of those weekends in Italy. We were lucky that a train police officer told us to hop on a high speed train and just pay the difference on board. Eurorail would also cover the cost incurred for the strike because we bought 90 days of railroad travel. We jumped on a direct train and even though we didn’t have reserved seats and had to keep moving, the train conductors told us we were fine and didn’t need to worry. We enjoyed the shorter commute time and the amazing ocean scenery while riding our train.

After arriving in Milan, we jumped on one more train to Valmadrera.

Hotel: Casa del Gatos

Restaurants:
Panella - Milano Porta Garibaldi
La Perla

Food:
Margarita pizza
Caprese
Tomato Bruschetta
Pizza
Seafood Pasta

Spots:
Milan
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