Post by Kim on Sept 26, 2002 6:48:02 GMT -5
If you are ever in Italy, there is a word that will
strike fear in your heart, that word is sciopero. I was sleeping on the train when
the conductor came back with the word that there was a
train strike in Italy. This means that some 50% of
the trains don't run. Where I was it was 100%. We
were told the train was only going to Ljubljana, not
Venice like I planned. Ok, no problem, just take a
train to the border and catch a bus. Well...... it
was more like catch a train to the border, let off at
5 am. There ARE NO BUSES. A group of us decided to
cross the border on foot. We asked the Slovine
conductor how far it was-2km. 4 km later we
came to the border. They don't accept foot
passengers, we would have to go back. They finally
let us through, after the guard screamed at us in
Italian. They detained everyone not from the European
Union for about 20 minutes. Then, another small group
(me, a guy from Malaysia, and 3 Italian guys started
off to Trieste. Caught a tram to Trieste, there were
no trains until 8 pm. Despite all the walking (how
far is 8km anyways) the screaming guards, and the
rain, stuck in Trieste when I wanted to be in Venice,
I met some wonderful guys, one was from Trieste, so he
gave me a guided tour. On to Venice, but more on that
later.
Love Kathy
strike fear in your heart, that word is sciopero. I was sleeping on the train when
the conductor came back with the word that there was a
train strike in Italy. This means that some 50% of
the trains don't run. Where I was it was 100%. We
were told the train was only going to Ljubljana, not
Venice like I planned. Ok, no problem, just take a
train to the border and catch a bus. Well...... it
was more like catch a train to the border, let off at
5 am. There ARE NO BUSES. A group of us decided to
cross the border on foot. We asked the Slovine
conductor how far it was-2km. 4 km later we
came to the border. They don't accept foot
passengers, we would have to go back. They finally
let us through, after the guard screamed at us in
Italian. They detained everyone not from the European
Union for about 20 minutes. Then, another small group
(me, a guy from Malaysia, and 3 Italian guys started
off to Trieste. Caught a tram to Trieste, there were
no trains until 8 pm. Despite all the walking (how
far is 8km anyways) the screaming guards, and the
rain, stuck in Trieste when I wanted to be in Venice,
I met some wonderful guys, one was from Trieste, so he
gave me a guided tour. On to Venice, but more on that
later.
Love Kathy