Day 12: Travel Day from Wengen, Switzerland to San Gusmé, Italy
It was 15 hours from door to door. We were up at 5:30am to catch the 6:04am train out of Wengen this morning. We went from train to train from Wengen to Milan, Italy with 10 minutes between most trains but about 2 hour "layover" in Bellinzona, Switzerland. It was crazy how you went into a tunnel and when you came out on the other side, everything was in Italian, even though you were still in Switzerland! Switzerland has quite a diversity in official languages.
"The four national languages of Switzerland areGerman, French, Italian and Romansh. All butRomansh maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation." - wikipedia :)
The biggest hiccup of the day was the 2 hour wait for our rental car in Milan!!! It was brutal. We easily got to the airport and took our ticket at the Hertz (like you do at the fabric store) and it took us TWO HOURS to get our turn at the counter. The kids were unbelievably awesome about it. They slept, played soccer, got snacks and played on phones but never fought. I was so impressed and relieved.
Then it was a 4 hour drive to a tiny little town in the middle of Tuscany: San Gusmé. It was quite an adventure on windy, narrow, dark roads. Everyone was getting car sick. We almost ran over an owl sitting in the middle of the road. And when we pulled up to the house, the kids thought it was a haunted house! We were screaming and laughing so hard the last 10 minutes of the drive. But we made it!!!
"The four national languages of Switzerland areGerman, French, Italian and Romansh. All butRomansh maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation." - wikipedia :)
The biggest hiccup of the day was the 2 hour wait for our rental car in Milan!!! It was brutal. We easily got to the airport and took our ticket at the Hertz (like you do at the fabric store) and it took us TWO HOURS to get our turn at the counter. The kids were unbelievably awesome about it. They slept, played soccer, got snacks and played on phones but never fought. I was so impressed and relieved.
Then it was a 4 hour drive to a tiny little town in the middle of Tuscany: San Gusmé. It was quite an adventure on windy, narrow, dark roads. Everyone was getting car sick. We almost ran over an owl sitting in the middle of the road. And when we pulled up to the house, the kids thought it was a haunted house! We were screaming and laughing so hard the last 10 minutes of the drive. But we made it!!!
Leaving Wengen for the last time. We're going to miss this place!
Taking a break and exploring around the train station in Bellinzona, Switzerland. They were having a Saturday market with clothes, handicrafts and local-made meats, cheeses, breads and sweets.
The church in Bellinzona.
Chillin' at the train station in Bellinzona.
Sleeping at the airport in Milan.
Our Italian mini-van.
In our own car. The freedom feels nice but it's a little stressful driving in Italy.
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