GN: I made it to Milan with no trouble. The train ride was enjoyable and after arriving at Milano Centrale, I quickly figured out the metro and walking route to my hotel. BN: My hotel sucks. I have a room devoid of charm. There is a sink and bidet at the foot of the bed, a tiny shower with not enough water to get my hair wet, and a toilet/bathroom down the hall. GN: they have wi-fi access which I didn't discover until this morning.
BN: I realized rather late that I had planned poorly for my Sunday departure. My plane leaves at 7am which means I need to be at the airport ~5:30 am and there is no way to get there that early except pay a taxi an exorbitant amount. Plus, I'd have to worry all night as to whether the taxi would really show up at 4:45 or whatever. I woke up off-and-on all night fretting about this. GN: I got online this morning and made a reservation at the Holiday Inn (thank you very much) near the airport. I'll spend Sat night there and take their shuttle or short taxi ride (2 miles) in the morning to the airport. This seems to be the closest hotel to the airport – there is not one on the premises. I told my hotel here I'll be leaving a day earlier than planned, and I'm pretty sure they're not going to charge me for that canceled day, since I gave them 24 hours notice. BN: How do I get to the Holiday Inn? Either a train or subway during daytime hours will get me semi-close but then . . . GN: I realized I could take the train station - to - airport bus on Saturday (which does not run early enough for my Sunday flight) and then take the Holiday Inn shuttle back to the hotel for Sat. night. Hope this works!!!
LOL!! Well I'm glad we were along for *that* ride... Just typing things out sometimes aids in clarifying them, doesn't it? :-)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant transportation resolution. Hope it all goes well...
And have a safe trip home!!