20 July 2014

Woke up a little earlier than yesterday.  I should have opened up the window because I was all sorts of hot!!  It could be my “special time of life” but I think it’s more likely my synthroid is off again.  Ugh!  What a hassle!!!  We got up and had another wonderful breakfast with freshly made cappuccinos.  We took a leisurely walk up to the train station and after paying 15 little francs (don’t know what they’re called) for a piece of candy, we had some Francs to buy our train tickets back to St. Moritz.  

Got there, bought some water for the train and then we went to wait for our return trip on the Bernina Express.  We were there about an hour early, but that was fine…..we were content to wait.  The conductor saw we were waiting and let us onto the train early, which was really nice.

The trip back down was just as picturesque and lovely as the one coming up.  Whereas Friday was nice and sunny, today was a little cloudy, which made everything look different.  We got some more beautiful shots of things.  The only difference between today and Friday was that today there were children on board.  Who liked to whine.  Or chatter loudly.  I feel a little curmudgeonly, but they were driving me crazy and I wished they’d not have come.  Yeah, I’m a terrible person, haha!

Arrived back in Tirano and had a pizza for lunch.  It was actually not that good…the dough was way too thick and not fully cooked.  But, the toppings (ham and pineapple) were really good, so that made up for it.  The highlight of Meg’s lunch was a hot chocolate that was more like chocolate pudding.  My highlight was discovering that the water dispenser (free) also had frizzante (fizzy water).  I was able to fill up my old bottle with new fizzy water!  Joyous day!

However, later….it was not so joyous as we were on an old train and it was packed and the toilet closest to us was out of order.  Oh well….I’m a big girl and because it was too crowded to go through the train, I just dealt with a full bladder of fabulous fizzy water!!  The train ride this time was uneventful, other than no toilet.  We were first on the train, so we had a seat the entire way home.  The train ticket for these trains give you access to the train, but not a seat.  So, there were people standing in the aisles and in between the cars for about 30-40 minutes by the time we stopped at the last stop before Milan.

Got back to the dorms and went to Gemellis to eat dinner.  They are a fun place to eat, although they don’t have an extensive menu.  Their food is high quality and tasty and the staff there are super awesome!  Came home, did some work and then went to bed.  Class doesn’t begin until 2:30 tomorrow because our instructor is coming up from Rome :o)  That means I get to sleep in!!!  Life is wonderful!