Today was a long day, and it is only 6pm. I left Venice and sunshine on a train at 9:50 this morning and arrived in Milano about 12:45. I had about 20 minutes until my train to Como left so I grabbed some pizza, and boarded my train which was when things got difficult. I'm still not sure why there were so many people without seats. It took me 15 minutes just to get to my seat only to find someone sitting in it. They didn't have an assigned seat so they moved, but then I had to get all my baggage out of the way. Another ten minutes later I had my two bags stored and was back in my seat. Did I mention the train had started moving sometime during this process. The train went all the way to Zurich and thankfully I was getting off at the first stop. In the end, the overcrowding and stress of getting my bags put me in a bit of a bad mood. This only increased when I got lost and overwhelmed trying to find my hotel. Thankfully I have fabulous parents who don't mind (too much) being woken up at 6:30 am by a frantic daughter lugging heavy bags around Italy.
My hotel is lovely and has a great view of a pretty square. I walked down to the water and got some ice cream just as it started to rain. I had a few days in Venice without any rain so I suppose it was time. It is still coming down outside, which is ok with me, I'm glad to relax and shower and maybe iron. Clothes get really wrinkled when they stay inside a suitcase for days on end. Tomorrow I want to try to take a boat around the lake and relax some more. The best thing I did on this whole trip was plan such a calm ending. I can't see any more museums, monuments, or churches for a long time.
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