14-hour Travel Day

Yes, you read that correctly.  14 hours of travel... We left the apartment in Prague around 6:30 and walked to the train station. We were there plenty early in order to catch our bus to Munich, Germany.  Kristin and I weren't quite sure what to expect when they said we'd be taking a bus... but the bus surpassed any and all expectations.  

 Fancy bus!!

We both decided it was the fanciest bust we've ever been on.  Comfy leather seats, televisions on the back of each chair, nice tables, a "stewardess" type person who could serve us snacks and drinks etc... It was super enjoyable, comfortable, and fun to watch the country side go by.

Bye Prague and your dancing buildings

We arrived in Munich 5 hours later, with about an hour to spare before our next train.  On our way into the city we saw part of Munich's Olympics stadiums, which totally made my day!

We grabbed some lunch, and easily navigated the station and found our train.  We hopped on board, found our seats, and enjoyed another 5 hours of transit.  The scenery was absolutely gorgeous.  

We passed from Germany, through Austria, and into ITALIA!! We were stoked to have finally made it to Italy :) The mountains (Alps), rivers, vineyards, and small towns were gorgeous.  

 Welcome to Italia!

We made it to Verona, where we transferred to our final train of the day.  We made it to Milan, found our hotel, and collapsed on the (comfy) beds! 

We mustered all our strength and headed just down the street to grab some dinner.  We are so glad we did because we ate the most amazing pizza of our lives.  We started dinner with bruschetta, so fresh! Then our pizzas came.  Mine had pomodoro (tomatoes), mozzarella, olives, mushrooms, ham, and artichoke hearts (surprised me, since I didn't know the word in Italian while ordering). Kristin's had several cheeses, pomodoro, and spinach.  

 Kristin's pizza (left) and my pizza (right)

We both about died of happiness because they were so good.  We slept contentedly that night and enjoyed the left overs the next morning for breakfast (shhh, don't tell the Italians).  The next day we'd be off to Lake Como!