So after everything was okayed by my land lady…. And Mili ( see birthday video in “lorriana in Italia” ) made me coffee, I was off to the bus stop to get to the train station to catch the 10.00 am train to Florence. Annastasia was going to Rome to catch her flight.. so we said out goodbyes at the train station.
Got to Florence at 12.. something… wondered around the train station to try to figure out what I had to go .. to buy an EuRail ticket ( cheap all around Europe ticket deals.. ) after being given the round-a-about .. for an hour I finally ended up talking to a very friendly guy that worked at the bilieteria who set everything up for me .. and sold me my ticket! Sooo I’m thinking great! I’m ready to go! First destination Genova.
To get to Genova I Had 3 transfers… for a 4.15 hrs train ride… not soo fun.. but I think this might be the way lots of my train rides are going to be… anyways.. got to genova .. around 7 pm.. walked around a bit.. and then thanks to my “traveling Europe on a budget book” I found a hotel for 25 € a night , nice single room and breakfast included… ( this is cheap. A 1 star hotel in Perugia .. cost about 60 € a night.. just as a reference.. ) Nice quiet nice.. went out .. and walked around took some pictures.. but.. not so much since it was already out by the time I came out of my hotel.
The next day, bright and early after some “free” breakfast , I was checked out and on my way back to the train station to catch the 8.12 am train to Torino where I was told there would be a transfer train to Lyon an hour after I was suppose to get there…. There wasn’t. Once I got to torino.. I was told that there was a bus.. that went to lyon.. and that I had to wait for it… but.. as you might guess.. Italian train stations.. didn’t give me any specific.. nor helpful information… I went to the nearest hotel... And the lady at the check in desk was nice enough to help me out… she gave me a map , and point me to the nearest travel agencies… BUT since.. its Easter.. tomorrow.. ( Sunday) everything was closed.. and.. feeling desperate I walked back to the train station,. Hoping I might find someone else in my situation..
Just as I was thinking of what I’t have to do if I couldn’t get to lyon today.. I saw a talk skinny brunette girl.. looking around with the same desperated look I was just I had on my face. I asked her in French if she was going to lyon.. she told me she didn’t understand me… so I asked her in English.. and she said yes , looking relieved. I smiled.. and we both headed to were we thought the bus might be stopping by… there.. we met some Italians that where going the same way… and we asked around where we could by the tickets.. to get on the bus… they had no idea… but.. told us we were the 4 people to ask them the same thing.. so they were pretty sure that there was a way to buy them aboard the bus..
Once the bus arrived.. I ran towards the bus driver and asked him if there was still some seats available and … how I could purchase a ticket… he very rudely replied in French that anyone with out tickets had to go to Station Susana ( about 20 min from where we were ) and wait there.. and if there were seats after they picked up the people from there… we could buy the tickets on board. I translated it to the English girl ( in Italian.. for some reason).. … and as I did a very nice Italian lady overhead me.. she interrupted me …and offered my and English girl a ride to station Susana, so that we’d have a chance to catch the bus there…We gladly accepted! I love how life works out sometimes… The bus had 3 seat left… once it got to Station Susana.. English girl and me got on.. and another Italian girl that had catch a ride with us to the station…
Four hour bus ride to lyon… beautiful scenery.. ? the bus dropped us off at “la Gare de Lyon Part Dieu” There I called Claire ( Merci Lucrece! ) and she told me that I had to catch a train to Vallance My adventures began April 2nd at 6.04 am . I got woken up by my landlady barging in my room… because Annastasia had the smart idea to tell her that we were both leaving at 7 am and that 6 would be a fine time to come in a check out the apartment and give back our keys.. this was all a grant idea of her’s… except she didn’t tell me about it.. and she wasn’t awake at 6 in the morning to let in my landlady.. and since my room was closer to the door… I got woken up first…. Wonderful! ..
So after everything was okayed by my land lady…. And Mili ( see birthday video in “lorriana in Italia” ) made me coffee, I was off to the bus stop to get to the train station to catch the 10.00 am train to Florence. Annastasia was going to Rome to catch her flight.. so we said out goodbyes at the train station.
Got to Florence at 12.. something… wondered around the train station to try to figure out what I had to go .. to buy an EuRail ticket ( cheap all around Europe ticket deals.. ) after being given the round-a-about .. for an hour I finally ended up talking to a very friendly guy that worked at the bilieteria who set everything up for me .. and sold me my ticket! Sooo I’m thinking great! I’m ready to go! First destination Genova.
To get to Genova I Had 3 transfers… for a 4.15 hrs train ride… not soo fun.. but I think this might be the way lots of my train rides are going to be… anyways.. got to genova .. around 7 pm.. walked around a bit.. and then thanks to my “traveling Europe on a budget book” I found a hotel for 25 € a night , nice single room and breakfast included… ( this is cheap. A 1 star hotel in Perugia .. cost about 60 € a night.. just as a reference.. ) Nice quiet nice.. went out .. and walked around took some pictures.. but.. not so much since it was already out by the time I came out of my hotel.
The next day, bright and early after some “free” breakfast , I was checked out and on my way back to the train station to catch the 8.12 am train to Torino where I was told there would be a transfer train to Lyon an hour after I was suppose to get there…. There wasn’t. Once I got to torino.. I was told that there was a bus.. that went to lyon.. and that I had to wait for it… but.. as you might guess.. Italian train stations.. didn’t give me any specific.. nor helpful information… I went to the nearest hotel... And the lady at the check in desk was nice enough to help me out… she gave me a map , and point me to the nearest travel agencies… BUT since.. its Easter.. tomorrow.. ( Sunday) everything was closed.. and.. feeling desperate I walked back to the train station,. Hoping I might find someone else in my situation..
Just as I was thinking of what I’t have to do if I couldn’t get to lyon today.. I saw a talk skinny brunette girl.. looking around with the same desperated look I was just I had on my face. I asked her in French if she was going to lyon.. she told me she didn’t understand me… so I asked her in English.. and she said yes , looking relieved. I smiled.. and we both headed to were we thought the bus might be stopping by… there.. we met some Italians that where going the same way… and we asked around where we could by the tickets.. to get on the bus… they had no idea… but.. told us we were the 4 people to ask them the same thing.. so they were pretty sure that there was a way to buy them aboard the bus..
Once the bus arrived.. I ran towards the bus driver and asked him if there was still some seats available and … how I could purchase a ticket… he very rudely replied in French that anyone with out tickets had to go to Station Susana ( about 20 min from where we were ) and wait there.. and if there were seats after they picked up the people from there… we could buy the tickets on board. I translated it to the English girl ( in Italian.. for some reason).. … and as I did a very nice Italian lady overhead me.. she interrupted me …and offered my and English girl a ride to station Susana, so that we’d have a chance to catch the bus there…We gladly accepted! I love how life works out sometimes… The bus had 3 seat left… once it got to Station Susana.. English girl and me got on.. and another Italian girl that had catch a ride with us to the station…
Four hour bus ride to lyon… beautiful scenery...
the bus dropped us off at “la Gare de Lyon Part Dieu” There I called Claire ( Merci Lucrece! ) and she told me that I had to catch a train to Vallance My adventures began April 2nd at 6.04 am . I got woken up by my landlady barging in my room… because Annastasia had the smart idea to tell her that we were both leaving at 7 am and that 6 would be a fine time to come in a check out the apartment and give back our keys.. this was all a grant idea of her’s… except she didn’t tell me about it.. and she wasn’t awake at 6 in the morning to let in my landlady.. and since my room was closer to the door… I got woken up first…. Wonderful! ..
So after everything was okayed by my land lady…. And Mili ( see birthday video in “lorriana in Italia” ) made me coffee, I was off to the bus stop to get to the train station to catch the 10.00 am train to Florence. Annastasia was going to Rome to catch her flight.. so we said out goodbyes at the train station.
Got to Florence at 12.. something… wondered around the train station to try to figure out what I had to go .. to buy an EuRail ticket ( cheap all around Europe ticket deals.. ) after being given the round-a-about .. for an hour I finally ended up talking to a very friendly guy that worked at the bilieteria who set everything up for me .. and sold me my ticket! Sooo I’m thinking great! I’m ready to go! First destination Genova.
To get to Genova I Had 3 transfers… for a 4.15 hrs train ride… not soo fun.. but I think this might be the way lots of my train rides are going to be… anyways.. got to genova .. around 7 pm.. walked around a bit.. and then thanks to my “traveling Europe on a budget book” I found a hotel for 25 € a night , nice single room and breakfast included… ( this is cheap. A 1 star hotel in Perugia .. cost about 60 € a night.. just as a reference.. ) Nice quiet nice.. went out .. and walked around took some pictures.. but.. not so much since it was already out by the time I came out of my hotel.
The next day, bright and early after some “free” breakfast , I was checked out and on my way back to the train station to catch the 8.12 am train to Torino where I was told there would be a transfer train to Lyon an hour after I was suppose to get there…. There wasn’t. Once I got to torino.. I was told that there was a bus.. that went to lyon.. and that I had to wait for it… but.. as you might guess.. Italian train stations.. didn’t give me any specific.. nor helpful information… I went to the nearest hotel... And the lady at the check in desk was nice enough to help me out… she gave me a map , and point me to the nearest travel agencies… BUT since.. its Easter.. tomorrow.. ( Sunday) everything was closed.. and.. feeling desperate I walked back to the train station,. Hoping I might find someone else in my situation..
Just as I was thinking of what I’t have to do if I couldn’t get to lyon today.. I saw a talk skinny brunette girl.. looking around with the same desperated look I was just I had on my face. I asked her in French if she was going to lyon.. she told me she didn’t understand me… so I asked her in English.. and she said yes , looking relieved. I smiled.. and we both headed to were we thought the bus might be stopping by… there.. we met some Italians that where going the same way… and we asked around where we could by the tickets.. to get on the bus… they had no idea… but.. told us we were the 4 people to ask them the same thing.. so they were pretty sure that there was a way to buy them aboard the bus..
Once the bus arrived.. I ran towards the bus driver and asked him if there was still some seats available and … how I could purchase a ticket… he very rudely replied in French that anyone with out tickets had to go to Station Susana ( about 20 min from where we were ) and wait there.. and if there were seats after they picked up the people from there… we could buy the tickets on board. I translated it to the English girl ( in Italian.. for some reason).. … and as I did a very nice Italian lady overhead me.. she interrupted me …and offered my and English girl a ride to station Susana, so that we’d have a chance to catch the bus there…We gladly accepted! I love how life works out sometimes… The bus had 3 seat left… once it got to Station Susana.. English girl and me got on.. and another Italian girl that had catch a ride with us to the station…
Four hour bus ride to lyon… beautiful scenery.. ? the bus dropped us off at “la Gare de Lyon Part Dieu” There I called Claire ( Merci Lucrece! ) and she told me that I had to catch a train to Vallance My adventures began April 2nd at 6.04 am . I got woken up by my landlady barging in my room… because Annastasia had the smart idea to tell her that we were both leaving at 7 am and that 6 would be a fine time to come in a check out the apartment and give back our keys.. this was all a grant idea of her’s… except she didn’t tell me about it.. and she wasn’t awake at 6 in the morning to let in my landlady.. and since my room was closer to the door… I got woken up first…. Wonderful! ..
So after everything was okayed by my land lady…. And Mili ( see birthday video in “lorriana in Italia” ) made me coffee, I was off to the bus stop to get to the train station to catch the 10.00 am train to Florence. Annastasia was going to Rome to catch her flight.. so we said out goodbyes at the train station.
Got to Florence at 12.. something… wondered around the train station to try to figure out what I had to go .. to buy an EuRail ticket ( cheap all around Europe ticket deals.. ) after being given the round-a-about .. for an hour I finally ended up talking to a very friendly guy that worked at the bilieteria who set everything up for me .. and sold me my ticket! Sooo I’m thinking great! I’m ready to go! First destination Genova.
To get to Genova I Had 3 transfers… for a 4.15 hrs train ride… not soo fun.. but I think this might be the way lots of my train rides are going to be… anyways.. got to genova .. around 7 pm.. walked around a bit.. and then thanks to my “traveling Europe on a budget book” I found a hotel for 25 € a night , nice single room and breakfast included… ( this is cheap. A 1 star hotel in Perugia .. cost about 60 € a night.. just as a reference.. ) Nice quiet nice.. went out .. and walked around took some pictures.. but.. not so much since it was already out by the time I came out of my hotel.
The next day, bright and early after some “free” breakfast , I was checked out and on my way back to the train station to catch the 8.12 am train to Torino where I was told there would be a transfer train to Lyon an hour after I was suppose to get there…. There wasn’t. Once I got to torino.. I was told that there was a bus.. that went to lyon.. and that I had to wait for it… but.. as you might guess.. Italian train stations.. didn’t give me any specific.. nor helpful information… I went to the nearest hotel... And the lady at the check in desk was nice enough to help me out… she gave me a map , and point me to the nearest travel agencies… BUT since.. its Easter.. tomorrow.. ( Sunday) everything was closed.. and.. feeling desperate I walked back to the train station,. Hoping I might find someone else in my situation..
Just as I was thinking of what I’t have to do if I couldn’t get to lyon today.. I saw a talk skinny brunette girl.. looking around with the same desperated look I was just I had on my face. I asked her in French if she was going to lyon.. she told me she didn’t understand me… so I asked her in English.. and she said yes , looking relieved. I smiled.. and we both headed to were we thought the bus might be stopping by… there.. we met some Italians that where going the same way… and we asked around where we could by the tickets.. to get on the bus… they had no idea… but.. told us we were the 4 people to ask them the same thing.. so they were pretty sure that there was a way to buy them aboard the bus..
Once the bus arrived.. I ran towards the bus driver and asked him if there was still some seats available and … how I could purchase a ticket… he very rudely replied in French that anyone with out tickets had to go to Station Susana ( about 20 min from where we were ) and wait there.. and if there were seats after they picked up the people from there… we could buy the tickets on board. I translated it to the English girl ( in Italian.. for some reason).. … and as I did a very nice Italian lady overhead me.. she interrupted me …and offered my and English girl a ride to station Susana, so that we’d have a chance to catch the bus there…We gladly accepted! I love how life works out sometimes… The bus had 3 seat left… once it got to Station Susana.. English girl and me got on.. and another Italian girl that had catch a ride with us to the station…
Four hour bus ride to lyon… beautiful scenery.. ? the bus dropped us off at “la Gare de Lyon Part Dieu” There I called Claire ( Merci Lucrece! ) and she told me that I had to catch a train to Vallance Ville … So now I’m on the tain .. writing this… Thus far.. this had been an interesting beginning… Stay with me.. send me some messages guys !!! So that I know that you’re with me! Keep me positive and strong while I travel around Europe by myself…
Until next time.
-Lorriana … So now I’m on the tain .. writing this… Thus far.. this had been an interesting beginning… Stay with me.. send me some messages guys !!! So that I know that you’re with me! Keep me positive and strong while I travel around Europe by myself
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