Monday, October 1, 2012

Milano , Italy

After all I was in the mood for some more postcards.  The night is so damn hot so I can't sleep that easy ( Yes , I know the calendar says 1st of October  but it feels like we're in the middle of August . Weather forecast said 34C for today aaaaarrghhh ), so let's do some posting now that I feel like it . Starting with a Metro Network map  that of Milano ...
The thanks for that card go to me . In my trip there I haven't bought any cards ( strange ~ but I saved the game later on in Pordenone & Venice hihihi ) but I kept this card given to me when I was asking directions to our hostel. Communication in Italy can be a bit of a problem if you are not fluent in Italian as they are not fluent in any language . That was the case with the lady in Metro. I could speak a bit , my boyfriend none , so I had to do the talking . That woman and the vast majority of Italians are really friendly and helpful despite the language barriers but somehow something got lost in translation and she advised us to get off at LOTTO Fiera 2 while the right one was QT8. Just one station away but it was enough for us to get lost ;D It was winter , evening and cold ( for me at least :P) and foggy , not many people around to ask , 0 people with basic English knowledge , I had no idea of the whereabouts and with Nuri totally complaining  all the time and not let me concentrate, we wandered about a couple of hours :PPP At least I saw Stadium "Giuseppe Meazza " ( I was the football fan of the two of us and a Paolo Maldini admirer <3 ) From that day I never forgot QT8 , it became an inside joke for us .The fact is that both stations are really close but the hostel indicated QT8 as the right one and there are signs there directing you to the hostel . We found out the next day anyways in the broad daylight :))))Look at the map here and laugh

3 comments:

  1. Love this card ! :) If you happen to have one from Athens ... me like ;-)

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    1. I'm not sure if they have but sure I can check ;-)

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