Sept. 27, 2016
Trieste to Munich by Train
Daniela’s daughter agreed to serve us breakfast at 7:00 so we could catch our train at 8:15. She struggled with the espresso machine so had to use the little espresso pot on the stove. It was delicious.
We boarded the train but were told by the conductor that we did not have tickets for our bicycles. Our tickets showed a reservation but the bikes had not been paid for. We were happy to cough up the extra 10 euros each. We also learned after it was too late, that we had not “validated” our tickets before boarding. This is required in Italy but not in Germany. Chantal confessed immediately and the nice conductress did not charge us the extra 30 euros she could have for our mistake.
We almost got off at the wrong stop but realized just in time that we needed to go to the end of the line and not the stop before. Whew, another crisis averted.
Felix, Johanna’s nephew, greeted us at the station and we were off to his flat for dinner. It was a great pleasure to see Nadine and their baby Paula whom we kept up much too late. We dined on the traditional fare of prosciutto, mortadella, fine breads and exotic cheeses.
Felix led us to the apartment we were renting from his friend and we collapsed into the comforts of this borrowed home.
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| Shipping containers in the Port of Trieste |
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| Recycling is a sophisticated, organized affair in Europe |
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| Spritze in Muggia |
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| Paj snapped a photo of these shoes and the woman was not happy with her |
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| La Plaza d' Unita in Trieste |
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| Our suite in Trieste at Daniela's |
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| Miramare |
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| Overlooking the Adriatic at Miramare |
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| Miramare, the castle built by Maximillian for Charlotte, his Belgian Queen |
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| One last fantastic Italian dinner of seafood and pasta |
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| Johanna's great niece, Paula |
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| Dinner with Johanna's nephew Felix and his wife Nadine |
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