One thing about travelling solo, you can always adjust your plans...and so I am staying in Italy instead of heading off for a Chunnel crossing...destination Milan, where I will fly from to London on May 16.
Today was travelling day...from Civitavecchia to Rome, Rome to Milan via Florence and Bologna. Most of the way was lush and green, and farmers already have their first hay crops ready for pick up. We did pass by some hoodoo type, rocky walls along a river but on the fast train it passes so fast you don't have time to grab your camera. It was also very picturesque with the mountains in the distance around the Valaderio area, blue skies and puffy white clouds (I know they are actually thunderheads amassing but they looked like big cotton balls). The further north we headed the flatter the land became and less interesting...though it did feature some solar panel farms. Other than those few farms I have not seen a lot of evidence of alternative energy in Italy.
The Milan central station is huge! But it has a very helpful tourist information, who found me a hotel for the night, right across the street (breakfast included).
So I spent what was left of the day, scouting out the surrounding neighborhood, eating gelato, drinking coffee and picked up a Milan Card for two days free public transport and reduced fares at attractions.
Once it got dark the thunder and lightning started and there was a heck of a boom crashing storm with torrential downpour for several hours. It really reverberated through the buildings like crazy...quite a light show, reminded me of some summer storms on the prairies.
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